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Challinor, Deborah, 1959-

Who'll stop the rain? : Agent Orange and the children of New Zealand's Vietnam veterans / Who will stop the rain? Deborah Challinor & Elizabeth Lancaster. - Auckland [N.Z.] : HarperCollins, 2000. - 187 pages, [8] pages of plates : portraits ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-187).

Chemical warfare in Vietnam -- Impact on the Vietnamese -- The US story -- The Australian story -- The New Zealand story -- Katrina Nicol -- Maria Henson -- Marakech Jennings-Lowry -- The Murphy brothers -- Heather & Gordon Lancaster -- The New Zealand Inquiry -- Who'll stop the rain?

This brings together the stories of five New Zealand families whose lives have been "irrevocably scarred" by the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. The authors provide a succinct account of the aftermath of the war and the fight for compensation in the USA, Australia and New Zealand.

ISBN: 1869503414 9781869503413

LCCN: 2001369919

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Vietnam War (1961-1975)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans--Health and hygiene--New Zealand.
Children of military personnel--Health and hygiene--New Zealand.
Agent Orange--Toxicology --New Zealand.
Agent Orange--Health aspects--New Zealand.
Agent Orange--Toxicology --New Zealand.

LC Class. No.: UB369.5.N45 / C43 2000

Dewey Class. No.: 363.179