The war in Vietnam, spanning more than twenty years, was one of the
most divisive conflicts ever to envelop the United States, and its
complexity and consequences did not end with the fall of Saigon in
1975. As Peter Sills demonstrates in "Toxic War," veterans faced a
new enemy beyond post-traumatic stress disorder or debilitating
battle injuries. Many of them faced a new, more pernicious,
slow-killing enemy: the cancerous effects of Agent Orange.
Originally introduced by Dow and other chemical companies as a
herbicide in the United States and adopted by the military as a
method of deforesting the war zone of Vietnam, in order to deny the
enemy cover, Agent Orange also found its way into the systems of
numerous active-duty soldiers. Sills argues that manufacturers
understood the dangers of this compound and did nothing to protect
American soldiers.
"Toxic War" takes the reader behind the scenes into the halls of
political power and industry, where the debates about the use of
Agent Orange and its potential side effects raged. In the end, the
only way these veterans could seek justice was in the court of law
and public opinion. Unprecedented in its access to legal, medical,
and government documentation, as well as to the personal
testimonies of veterans, "Toxic War" endeavors to explore all sides
of this epic battle.
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