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From a public relations standpoint, My Lai serves as one of the most damaging occurrences of the last century for the U.S.A. Almost anything related to the event, from the actual attack, to the following cover up, paints the U.S.A. in a negative light. Because of the nature of the events of March 16th, My Lai received widespread coverage, such as the cover of LIFE magazine, to mention only one. The …

…Hours in My Lai. New York: Viking, 1992. Everrett, Arthur and Johnson, Kethryn and Rosenthal, Harry F. Calley. New York: Dell, 1971. French, Peter A. Individual and Collective Responsibility: Massacre at My Lai. Cambridge: Schenkman, 1972. Hammer, Richard. The Court Martial of Lt. Calley. New York: Coward-McCann, 1971. Hammer, Richard. One Morning in the War: The Tragedy at Son My. New York: Coward-McCann, 1970. Hersh, Seymour. Cover-Up. New York: Random House, 1972. Tiede, Tom. Calley: Soldier or Killer? New York: Pinnacle, 1971.