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Reporting Vietnam: Media and Military at War (Modern War Studies)

Reporting Vietnam: Media and Military at War (Modern War Studies)

by WilliamM.Hammond (Author)

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Synopsis

The role of the news media during the Vietnam War has aroused much controversy. The author aims to demystify the subject in a book that presents a scrupulously researched study of the press and armed services. Drawing on a thorough examination of military documents and newspaper and broadcast reports, Hammond explains how the press allowed the military to bring back tear gas for use in the war, how various news organizations contradicted themselves and one another in describing the war's unfolding, and how much of the American public came to feel that the war was a hopeless effort.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 376
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 31 Jan 2000
ISBN 10: 0700609954
ISBN 13: 9780700609956

Media Reviews
Hammond succeeds in puncturing much of the mythology about the media and doing so in a readable and thorough fashion. Washington Post Book World

Hammond depicts the tension between the armed services and the media as a game of strategy, one-upmanship, and high-stakes jockeying. Drawing on a thorough examination of military documents and newspaper and broadcast reports, he explains how the press allowed the military to bring back tear gas for use in the war, how various news organizations contradicted themselves and one another in describing the war s unfolding, and how much of the American public came to feel that the war was a hopeless effort. Publishers Weekly

Today s military professional can see throughout this text the birth of our modern public affairs doctrine. . . . a must read for any military officer or member of the national security community responsible for developing plans or strategies that may have an impact on public opinion. Naval War College Review


Few issues have aroused more controversy than the role of the news media during the Vietnam War. Hammond demystifies the subject in a book that is scrupulously researched, authoritative, and, above all, readable. Stanley Karnow, author of Vietnam: A History

Reporting Vietnam is a classic journalism history and an essential work in helping understand America's most controversial foreign conflict. It is not only the definitive account of Vietnam war reporting, but also an engrossing read. Peter Arnett, CNN correspondent and author of Live from the Battlefield

By far the best study of the press and armed services yet written. Stephen E. Ambrose, author of Citizen Soldiers