In the harrowing exposé "Kill Anything That Moves," investigative journalist Nick Turse challenges the sanitized history of the Vietnam War with a riveting account that places systematic violence against civilians at the heart of American military strategy. Drawing from a decade of meticulous research into previously classified Pentagon files and harrowing first-person interviews with both American veterans and Vietnamese survivors, Turse unveils the grim reality that massacres like My Lai were not aberrations but inevitable outcomes of the U.S. military's directives. Through his groundbreaking investigation, Turse not only sheds light on the untold suffering of millions of Vietnamese civilians but also forces a nation to confront the true nature of its military engagements. With a narrative as compelling as it is devastating, Turse navigates the reader through the bureaucratic depths of war crimes investigations kept hidden by Washington, to the scorched earth of Vietnamese hamlets. He exposes the brutal indoctrination of American soldiers transformed into agents of terror, driven by commanders obsessed with body counts and a culture of impunity. "Kill Anything That Moves" stands as a monumental testament to the victims of American military policy in Vietnam, offering a stark depiction of war stripped of heroism and glory. This definitive account compels us to question the cost of war and the price of silence, ensuring that the shadows of Vietnam will forever cast a pall over American military history.