The Army Vs. Anthony Herbert

November, 1972

Our Anthony Herbert interview sparked a controversy that not only revived the national discourse on war crimes in Vietnam but provoked an intense reaction from the United States Army. In addition to the letters that we published last month and in this issue, we received responses from Major General John W. Barnes, former commander of the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the officer who relieved Herbert of battalion command; and from Major General Winant Sidle, Chief Information Officer of the Departme...