Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2008

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

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 veterans, Veterans and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309138841
• ISBN13: 9780309138840
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 706 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"