Nick turse is the managing editor of and a fellow at the nation. Turse s investigations of american war crimes in vietnam have gained him a ridenhour prize for reportorial distinction, a guggenheim fellowship. The problem, as described in turses kill anything that moves, is the tension between the bad apples argument which sees atrocities in vietnam as the exception and the reality of the. Nick turse at kane hall, room 120 in seattle, wa on thurs oct. Nick turse is an author with one video in the cspan video library. Dvorak enthusiastically recommended no agenda listeners to read any book authored by lewis mumford. Kill anything that moves is not only a compendium of pervasive and illegal and sickening savagery toward vietnamese civilians, but it is also a record of repetitive deceit and coverups on the part of high ranking officers and officials. Oct 05, 2017 nick turse is the author of the complex, the managing editor for, and a fellow at the nation institute. Nick turse born 1975 is an investigative journalist, historian, and author.
Another interesting whistleblower in turses book was a veteran, the concerned sergeant, who wrote anonymously to the united states commander in vietnam, general william westmoreland, in may 1970, offering eyewitness testimony about an atrocity far larger and more damning than my lai, the mass killing of civilians in the mekong. What do vietnam war veterans think of the book kill. A novel of the vietnam war has evidently failed to kindle any. Jan 28, 20 kill anything that moves is not only a compendium of pervasive and illegal and sickening savagery toward vietnamese civilians, but it is also a record of repetitive deceit and coverups on the part of high ranking officers and officials. While nick turse has written a book demonstrating such crimes were commonplace, marlantess unputdownable matterhorn. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Turse s investigations of american war crimes in vietnam have gained him a ridenhour prize for reportorial. Dvorak said you can find a great copy in a used bookstore for a buck or two. Nick turse at kane hall, room 120 in seattle, wa on thurs. Recorded by arrangement with metropolitan books, an imprint of henry holt and company, llc. Turse is the author of next time theyll come to count the dead.
His latest book is next time theyll come to count the dead. In the end, i hope, turses book will become a hardtoavoid, hardtodismiss corrective to the very. As a graduate student, turse was a fellow at harvard universitys radcliffe institute for advanced. The real american war in vietnam american empire project based on classified documents and firstperson interviews, nick turses book is a startling history of the american war on vietnamese civilians. War and survival in south sudan and kill anything that moves. August 1, 1928 february 28, 2011, better known by his stage name nick latour, was an american television, film, and stage actor. Gary kulik is the former editor of american quarterly and an army veteran of the war in vietnam. Tragic image from the my lai massacre that took place during the vietnam war.
Jan 15, 20 january 28, 20 in a new book, nick turse says the pressure on u. The paperback version of nick turses bestselling book, kill anything that moves. He was prolific writer in the 1930s1950s who often wrote about the machine technology in a societal context. We failed, as turse makes clear, to deal after the vietnam war with the murders that took place, and todayfour decades laterthe lessons have yet to be learned. He is the associate editor and research director of the blog tomdispatch and a fellow at the nation institute. The real american war in vietnam metropolitan books, 20. Nick turse has books on goodreads with 7721 ratings.
Jul 14, 2010 by nick turse ive never heard a shot fired in anger. Nick turse holds a doctorate in sociomedical sciences from columbia university. Peter zinoman is professor of history and south and southeast asian studies at the university of california, berkeley. Nick turse s most popular book is kill anything that moves. Turse received a 2014 american book award for kill anything that moves picador, december 20 the awardwinning journalist and historian drew on more than a. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. He is the authoreditor of several other books, including. The pentagon plans for a new hundred years war nick turse beyond the bomb. Perhaps turses greatest accomplishment in this book is to capture the systematic.
No regular reader of insurgent notes will be surprised by anything in this book, which portrays more vividly than most the takenoprisoners barbarism of which the american capitalist class and its military are capable. The real american war in vietnam received a 2014 american book award. The real american war in vietnam, one of the books suggested as accompaniments to the film on the pbs website for the vietnam. Nick turse born 1975 is an american investigative journalist, historian, and author. Commandos without borders by nick turse american empire project. Medias take nick turse is the associate editor and research director of. Nick turse is an investigative journalist, a fellow at the nation institute, the managing editor of tomdispatch, and a contributing writer at the intercept. Turse received a 2014 american book award for kill anything that moves picador, december 20. On february 28, 2011, latour died of cancer at the age of 82.
The problem, as described in turse s kill anything that moves, is the tension between the bad apples argument which sees atrocities in vietnam as the exception and the reality of the. The real american war in vietnam american empire project kindle edition by turse, nick. Jonathan schell writes about nick turses book in the february 4, 20, issue of the nation. Turses investigations of american war crimes in vietnam have gained him a ridenhour prize for reportorial distinction, a guggenheim fellowship, and a.
Nick turse reminds us again, in this painful and important book, why war should always. Latour was the son of african american civil rights leader edgar nixon. Turses book, i cant comment authoritatively because, although i am a vietnam veteran, i served in the air force and didnt see any ground combat. Nick turses explosive, groundbreaking reporting uncovers the horrifying truth. Richard kreitner twitter richard kreitner, a contributing writer to the nation, is working on a. The journalist and the fixer nick turse american empire. Nick turse is the managing editor of and a fellow at the nation institute.
Turse, who devoted 12 years to tracking down the true story of vietnam, unlocked secret troves of documents, interviewed officials and veterans. Turses investigations of american war crimes in vietnam have gained him a ridenhour prize for reportorial distinction, a guggenheim. Books by nick turse author of kill anything that moves. Commandos without borders by nick turse american empire. He is the managing editor of the blog and a fellow at the nation institute. Turses investigations of american war crimes in vietnam have gained him a ridenhour prize for. While researching posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd among vietnam veterans, turse was asked by an archivist at the national archives if ptsd could be triggered by witnessing war crimes. The day the war novel died opinion thanh nien daily. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kill anything that moves.
Oct 15, 2010 nick turse is the associate editor of. The pentagon plans for a new hundred years war nick turse duane schattle doesnt mince words. He is the author, most recently, of next time theyll come to count the dead. Nick turse reveals his grim finding that the notorious slaughter at my lai was not an isolated incident. The ken burns vietnam war documentary glosses over. Sep 28, 2017 nick turse is the author of kill anything that moves. But i might know a little bit more about war than sebastian junger. Cal ema flickr journalist nick turse describes his personal mission to compile a complete and compelling account of the vietnam wars horror as experienced by all sides, including innocent civilians who were sucked into its violent vortex. Aug 30, 2011 nick turses book demonstrates the validity of this principle, and with it the corollary that the greater the power the greater the lies that emanate from it. Nick turse is the associate editor of and the winner of a 2009 ridenhour prize for reportorial distinction as well as a james aronson award for social justice journalism.
Nick turse reminds us again, in this painful and important book, why war should always be a last resort, and especially wars that have little to do with american national security. A novel of the vietnam war has evidently failed to kindle any remorse in the author over the commission of war crimes. Kill anything that moves finally brings us facetoface with the truth of a war that haunts america to this day. Oct 05, 2017 nick turse is the managing editor of tomdispatch, a fellow at the nation institute, and a contributing writer for the intercept. What book tours are like in the 21st century the atlantic.
Nick turse is a journalist, historian, and the author of kill anything that moves. Nick turse is a contributing writer for the intercept, reporting on national security and foreign policy. Nick turse based on classified documents and firstperson interviews, a startling history of the american war on vietnamese civiliansamericans have long been taught that events such as the notorious my lai massacre were isolated incidents in the vietnam war, carried out by a few bad apples. In 200506, after his second tour in iraq, petraeus oversaw the revision. How the military invades our everyday lives metropolitan books, an exploration of the new military. Based on classified documents and firstperson interviews, nick turses book is a startling history of the american war on vietnamese civilians. Kill anything that moves meet your next favorite book. The real american war in vietnam american empire project.
Previously best known as the author of the perfect storm, junger, a new yorkbased reporter who has covered african wars and the kosovo killing fields, and tim hetherington, an acclaimed filmmaker and photographer with extensive experience in conflict zones, heard. His latest book, the case for withdrawal from afghanistan verso books, which brings together leading analysts from across the political spectrum, has just gone into its. Nick turse is the author of the complex, the managing editor for, and a fellow at the nation institute. An evening with nick turse in conversation with oscar villalon monday, january 27, 2014, 7. A retired marine infantry lieutenant colonel who worked on urban warfare issues at the pentagon in the.
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