Deborah Nelson to Speak On "The War Behind Me" February 24, 2010

On February 24, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, Deborah Nelson, will speak on her book The War Behind Me: Vietnam Veterans Confront the Truth About U.S. War Crimes.
Come hear the story of how Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Deborah Nelson and military historian Nicholas Turse gained access to the U.S. Army's secret archive of Vietnam-era war crimes investigations, "the largest compilation of U.S. war-crime reports from the Vietnam conflict ever to surface." "The War Behind Me" describes the author's search for answers from the men accused of committing atrocities, the witnesses who reported them, and the higher-ups who covered them up.
The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. in room 6137 in McKeldin Library. Nelson will answer questions following her presentation, and books will be available for purchase and signing. The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.

Official Website: http://www.lib.umd.edu/MCK/booktalk.html