Vietnam, My Lai massacre, and fallout

[bathsheba666]

My first visit and post in this forum...

My son has a GCSE (UK national 16+) exam coming up this year in history and one of the areas for study is Vietnam. He needs to prepare notes for a series of essays written under hybrid exam conditions.

The first of these is the My Lai massacre, and what actual, or perceived, or both, influences and effects it had on the US (civilians, military, or in general).

Alternatively, to what extent was it a symptom of changes already in process...

Anyone have any reputable sources for this kind of discussion?
Anyone have any input?

Many thanks..

 

[bathsheba666]

Actually I just spotted the questions no worth their own thread, so I will humbly try there also...

 

[citedon]

This might help.
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/mylai/mylai.htm

 

[bathsheba666]

Thanks, much appreciated.

The boy is scrutinising the link with the occasional optimistic grunt, which seems to pass for high praise in teenspeak.