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- catalog abstract ""The Vietnam conflict was the first war after which the U.S. government was compelled to account for all of its military personnel. Was this accounting a moral imperative, or was it an expensive and unnecessary proposition that hampered the development of normal relations with Vietnam? Are the Vietnamese warehousing the remains of U.S. soldiers and withholding critical intelligence records that could resolve many MIA cases? Are families of MIAs being misled by the federal government?" "MIAs examines these and other controversial issues surrounding prisoners of war and those missing in action from the Vietnam conflict. Featuring an informative overview of the MIA/POW controversy, this book also includes a chronology covering the period from the Korean War to the present, statistics, source documents, speeches, treaties, and legislation. Readers also will find a directory of organizations and a comprehensive listing of print and electronic sources, including important Internet sites. A glossary and index round out a volume that will prove invaluble to students of political science and military history, as well as veterans' groups, policymakers, and concerned readers."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11185943.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""The Vietnam conflict was the first war after which the U.S. government was compelled to account for all of its military personnel. Was this accounting a moral imperative, or was it an expensive and unnecessary proposition that hampered the development of normal relations with Vietnam? Are the Vietnamese warehousing the remains of U.S. soldiers and withholding critical intelligence records that could resolve many MIA cases? Are families of MIAs being misled by the federal government?" "MIAs examines these and other controversial issues surrounding prisoners of war and those missing in action from the Vietnam conflict. Featuring an informative overview of the MIA/POW controversy, this book also includes a chronology covering the period from the Korean War to the present, statistics, source documents, speeches, treaties, and legislation. Readers also will find a directory of organizations and a comprehensive listing of print and electronic sources, including important Internet sites. A glossary and index round out a volume that will prove invaluble to students of political science and military history, as well as veterans' groups, policymakers, and concerned readers."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 238 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "MIAs.".
- catalog identifier "0874369541 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "MIAs.".
- catalog isPartOf "Contemporary world issues".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,".
- catalog relation "MIAs.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "959.704/38 21".
- catalog subject "UB803 .L47 1998".
- catalog subject "Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Missing in action United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog title "MIAs : a reference handbook / Jeanne M. Lesinski.".
- catalog type "Handbooks, manuals, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".