My Lai Massacre
Was My Lai a consequence of blind obedience?
4.5 (21)
37 mins
Explore the brutal events of the My Lai Massacre, where soldiers blindly followed orders that led to the indiscriminate rape, mutilation and shooting of civilians. Discover how the higher officials tried to cover up the incident and how a journalist finally exposed it to the world.
Ep 1:
A License to Kill
On the eve of March 16th, a chilling briefing erases all restraint, unleashing Charlie Company into a village where mercy becomes the enemy and slaughter becomes doctrine.
Ep 2:
Into the Ditch
Amid the screams and gunfire, children, monks, and the elderly are hunted down—until one pilot's outrage from above dares to challenge the unfolding massacre.
Discussions (15)
Ogden
Level 2 · 9 mo agoThe trouble with Medina's account is that twenty-one soldiers testified he ordered the massacre.
Tucker
Level 2 · 8 mo agoHARD DISAGREE: The Phoenix link is totally valid. That intel failure is why they went in hot.
Billy
Level 5 · 8 mo agoIt is staggering that the only US casualty shot his own foot. That fact sums up the tactical and moral brilliance of the entire operation perfectly.
