They Marched into Sunlight
 Second edition cover | |
| Author | David Maraniss |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Vietnam, War, Historical Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | September 28, 2004 |
| Media type | Hardcover and Trade Paperback |
| Pages | 572 |
| ISBN | 0-7432-6104-6 |
| OCLC | 57225083 |
They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967 is a 2004 book written by David Maraniss. The book centers around the Battle of Ong Thanh and a protest at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2004,[1] and won the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize that same year.
Individuals mentioned
- Terry de la Mesa Allen, Jr., commander of 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Infantry Division, son of Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen; killed in action in Vietnam October 17, 1967
- Lt. Clark Welch
- Donald Holleder
- Vo Minh Triet
- Paul Soglin
- Jack Schroder
- Woody Woodard
Television documentary
A 2005 documentary film, titled Two Days in October, was based on this book, and produced as part of the PBS series American Experience series.[2] It won a Peabody Award.[3] In the UK, it was also broadcast by BBC Four as How Vietnam was Lost, as part of the channel's Storyville series.[4]
Film adaptation
Both Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman have the rights for making a feature film version of Maraniss's book.[citation needed] Their production company Playtone is very interested in having Paul Greengrass (United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum) as director of the project besides re-writing J. Michael Straczynski's first draft. Universal Pictures was expecting to release the film in 2013.
Editions
- ISBN 0743217802; September 23, 2003, Simon & Schuster, 592 pages (Hardcover)
- ISBN 0743261046; September 28, 2004, Simon & Schuster, 572 pages (Trade Paperback)
References
- ^ "2004 Pulitzer Prizes". Pulitzer.org.
- ^ Two Days in October 2005
- ^ 65th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2006.
- ^ How Vietnam was Lost 2005
External links
- Youtube video - The battle of Ong Thanh
- Youtube video - How Vietnam Was Lost
- Interview with David Maraniss at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library