Fred A. Wilcox

Waiting for an Army to Die: The Tragedy of Agent Orange


"Waiting For An Army to Die is an eloquent and convincing appeal for common sense—much as Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was 20 years ago."
--San Francisco Chronicle

"This is a sad and frightening book, and it should not be disregarded."
--Tracey Kidder

"It is impossible to read this book without feeling outrage and despair, for the story of Agent Orange is a tragedy that affects not only Vietnam veterans, but all Americans and their offspring."
--The Saturday Review

"Highly recommended."
--Library Journal

"A methodical and moving presentation of the Agent Orange scandal ... At all levels Wilcox makes it clear that we are now seeing only the barest outline of what the Agent Orange problem will turn out to be."
--Kirkus Reviews

"My bible on the Agent Orange issue."
--Tom Hayden, author, activist, politician, defendant, Chicago 8 trial.

Selected Works

Coming Soon...
Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam
Scorched Earth chronicles the devastating effects of chemical warfare on the Vietnamese people and their environment
Non-Fiction
Uncommon Martyrs
Chronicles the efforts of the Berrigans and others to eliminate atomic weapons.
GRASS ROOTS: An Anti-Nuke Source Book
A guide to opposing nuclear power and atomic weapons.
Waiting for an Army to Die: The Tragedy of Agent Orange
Waiting for an Army to Die chronicles the effects of Agent Orange/dioxin on Vietnam veterans and their families.
Fighting the Lamb's War: Skirmishes with the American Empire
Fighting the Lamb's War is the autobiography of Philip Berrigan.
Memoir
Chasing Shadows: Memoirs of a Sixties Survivor
Chasing Shadows tells the story of a young working class kid from Iowa who wound up homeless on the streets of New York City's Lower East Side.

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