Veterans and Agent Orange

by Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides and Institute of Medicine

Book Overview

From 1962 to 1971, the U.S. military sprayed herbicides over Vietnam to strip the thick jungle canopy that could conceal opposition forces, to destroy crops that those forces might depend on, and to clear tall grasses and bushes from the perimeters of U.S. base camps and outlying fire-support bases.

In response to concerns and continuing uncertainty about the long-term health effects of the sprayed herbicides on Vietnam...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309107083
• ISBN13: 9780309107082
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 894 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"