M.I.A. or Mythmaking in America

"A major critical study on one of the central public myths of our time. It uncovers the political sources and historical development of a national cult of grievance, whose persistence distorts our understanding of the Vietnam War and our responses to current issues in foreign affairs.... An important contribution." -- Richard Slotkin, Olin Professor of English and American Studies, Wesleyan University
"Mr. Franklin's meticulously researched book... casts strong light on the Indochina war's ghostly and ghastly afterlife." -- Todd Gitlin * The New York Times Book Review *
"Finally, someone has put the Vietnam legacy of alleged MIA survival in its wider political and cultural setting.... A powerful confirmation of the cruelly irresponsible forces that are at work in our country at the highest levels of government.... A gripping account of subversion from above, a book that should be read by all Americans." -- Richard Falk, Milbank Professor of International Law
"An important and compelling book.... Franklin raises and answers all of the hardest questions about an enduring piece of political mythology." * The Philadelphia Inquirer *
"Franklin's startling and meticulously researched account of the inner history of the POW/MIA issue transforms our understanding of how the Vietnam War ended and how it continues. Every historian of the period... will need to read and contemplate its conclusions." -- Marilyn B. Young