Summary
They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967 is a 2004 book written by David Maraniss. The book centers around the Battle of Ong Thanh and a protest at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
 First edition cover | |
| Author | David Maraniss |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Vietnam, War, Historical Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | September 28, 2004 |
| Media type | Hardcover and Trade Paperback |
| Pages | 572 |
| ISBN | 0-7432-6104-6 |
| OCLC | 57225083 |
It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2004,[1] and won the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize that same year.
Individuals mentioned edit
- Terry de la Mesa Allen, Jr., commander of 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Infantry Division, son of Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen; killed in action in Vietnam October 17, 1967
- Lt. Clark Welch
- Donald Holleder
- Vo Minh Triet
- Paul Soglin
- Jack Schroder
- Carl Woody Woodard
- Peter Coyote
- Dick Cheney
- Lynne Cheney
Television documentary edit
The 2005 documentary film, Two Days in October, was based on this book, and produced as part of the PBS series American Experience during season 18.[2] It won a Peabody Award.[3] In the UK, it was also broadcast by BBC Four as How Vietnam was Lost, as part of the channel's Storyville series.[4]
Film adaptation edit
At one point, both Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman had the rights for making a feature film version of Maraniss's book. Their production company Playtone was very interested in having Paul Greengrass (United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum) direct the film.[citation needed]
Editions edit
- ISBN 0743217802; September 23, 2003, Simon & Schuster, 592 pages (Hardcover)
- ISBN 0743261046; September 28, 2004, Simon & Schuster, 572 pages (Trade Paperback)
References edit
- ^ "2004 Pulitzer Prizes". Pulitzer.org.
- ^ "American Experience | Two Days in October". PBS. October 17, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ 65th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2006.
- ^ How Vietnam was Lost 2005 Archived 2010-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- The battle of Ong Thanh on YouTube
- Interview with David Maraniss at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
- Presentation by Maraniss on They Marched Into Sunlight at the Wisconsin Historical Society, April 8, 2002, C-SPAN
- Part one and Part two of interview with Maraniss on They Marched Into Sunlight, September 28 and November 16, 2003, C-SPAN