They Marched into Sunlight
They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967 is a 2004 book written by David Maraniss. The book centers around the Battle of Ong Thanh and a protest at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2004 and won the J. [Anthony Lukas Book Prize] that same year.
Individuals mentioned
- Terry de la Mesa Allen, Jr., commander of 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, U.S. [1st Infantry Division], son of major general Terry de la Mesa Allen, killed in action in Vietnam on October 17, 1967
- Lt. Clark Welch
- Donald Holleder
- Vo Minh Triet
- Paul Soglin
- Jack Schroder
- Carl Woody Woodard
- Peter Coyote
- Dick Cheney
- Lynne Cheney
Adaptations
In 2011, a contemporary dance work inspired by the book, Into Sunlight was premiered at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The performance was part of the larger Sunlight Project ''and Symposium series which included 9 other events. A documentary based off the dance work, Into Sunlight - The Film'', was released in 2017.
Editions
- ; September 23, 2003, Simon & Schuster, 592 pages
- ; September 28, 2004, Simon & Schuster, 572 pages