Vietnam MIAs Lost: Changed American Priorities
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1937004627 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 318 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and is on the national Register of Professional Archaeologists. Prior to becoming a forensic specialist he taught anthropology and archaeology at several universities, including the State Univ. . in physical anthropology and zoology from the University of Arizona, Tucson. His field work emphasis was on the
He is a Vietnam-era veteran. Prior to becoming a forensic specialist he taught anthropology and archaeology at several universities, including the State Univ. For nineteen years he supervised U.S. of New York at Albany and U.C.L.A. military teams in the search for and recovery of the remains and associated evidence of American MIAs and POWs. Peter has a Ph.D. His field work emphasis was on the Vietnam War, with additional team leadership in North Korea, southern China, Tibet, Eastern Europe, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea. About the Author Peter Miller is a semi-retired forensic scientist specializing in human recovery. in physical anthropology and zoology from the University of Arizona, Tucson. . He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and is on the national Register of Professional Archaeologists
left behind in foreign lands? What does it take to find their remains and carefully return them to their families? What are the financial limits? Should there be quotas on how much is done in Southeast Asia - in Europe - in the South Pacific - in the Himalaya Mountains? “Miller describes in astonishing detail how the coupling of a military bureaucracy with outmoded policies, budget issues, turf battles, command interference and other predictable issues, and a scientific establishment woefully ill-equipped and unpre
Anthropology As An Extreme Activity RAMERRIAM A caveat: The author is a personal friend. When not in the SE Asia area doing the recovery efforts described in this surprisingly entertaining book, he was at home in Kailua, Hawaii where he and I were active members of the same small Episcopal Church.This the story of a professional anthropologist assigned to pursue the truth of MIAs in the Asian war zones that involved American troops. It is so much more than "We dug here and found ". There was always a meeting with national and local politicos to car