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The My Lai massacre revealed, 1969
The American reaction to hearing of the horror of the Son My massacre (My Lai) in Vietnam, and parallels with Hiroshima and the Allied devastation of Dresden.
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Sun 30 Nov 1969
21:00
大象传媒 Radio 4
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Veteran's Day 1970
Why protests at Hunter College, New York, dishonour those who died for their country.
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The collapse of the 'special relationship', 1972
Mike Thomson investigates the collapse of the US UK special relationship in 1973.
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- Sun 30 Nov 1969 21:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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