Synopses & Reviews
While the big bad corporation has often been the offender in many of the worldand#8217;s greatest environmental disasters, in the case of the mass poisoning at Camp Lejeune the culprit is a revered institution: the US Marine Corps. For two decades now, revelations have steadily emerged about pervasive contamination, associated clusters of illness and death among the Marine families stationed there, and military stonewalling and failure to act. Mike Magnerand#8217;s chilling investigation creates a suspenseful narrative from the individual stories, scientific evidence, and smoldering sense of betrayal among those whose motto is undying fidelity. He also raises far-reaching and ominous questions about widespread contamination on US military bases worldwide.
Review
Kirkus Reviews, 2/1/14A fast-moving, smartly detailed story of an environmental disaster compounded by the Corps broken promiseWe take care of our ownto the men who served and suffered.”
Review
Kirkus Reviews, 2/1/14A fast-moving, smartly detailed story of an environmental disaster compounded by the Corps broken promiseWe take care of our ownto the men who served and suffered.”
Publishers Weekly, 2/3/14
This book is the first complete account of what really happenedan adroit mixture of detailed factual reporting and disturbing accounts of the serious health problems suffered by individual Marines and their families.”
Review
Kirkus Reviews, 2/1/14and#147;A fast-moving, smartly detailed story of an environmental disaster compounded by the Corpsand#8217; broken promiseand#151;and#145;We take care of our ownand#8217;and#151;to the men who served and suffered.and#8221;
Publishers Weekly, 2/3/14
and#147;This book is the first complete account of what really happenedand#151;an adroit mixture of detailed factual reporting and disturbing accounts of the serious health problems suffered by individual Marines and their families.and#8221;
New York Post, 3/30/14
and#147;Magner reports the awful results through affected familiesand#8217; sad storiesand#151;along with the Pentagonand#8217;s slow and sorry response.and#8221;
The VVA Veteran, March/April 2014
and#147;Magner does a thorough job telling the storyand#133;The book is an adroit mixture of detailed reporting on the facts and disturbing accounts of the serious health problems of individual Marines and their families.and#8221;
Synopsis
A gripping expose of the largest and most lethal drinking water contamination in US history and the scandalous 30 year denial and lack of response by military authorities
About the Author
Mike Magner is managing editor at National Journal, a highly respected print and online publication for Washington insiders, and is the author of Poisoned Legacy: The Human Cost of BPand#8217;s Rise to Power, published by St. Martinand#8217;s Press in 2011. He has been a journalist for 37 years, including 15 years in the Washington Bureau for Newhouse Newspapers, five years with the Natural Resources News Service and five years at the National Journal.