They Marched into Sunlight
# 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 October 17, 1967
* Lt. Clark Welch
* Donald Holleder
* Vo Minh Triet
* Paul Soglin
* Jack Schroder
* Carl Woody Woodard
* Peter Coyote
* Dick Cheney
* Lynne Cheney

## Television documentary

The 2005 documentary film, Two Days in October, was based on this book, and produced as part of the PBS series American Experience during season 18. It won a Peabody Award. In the UK, it was also broadcast by BBC Four as How Vietnam was Lost, as part of the channel's Storyville series.

## Film adaptation

At one point, both Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman had the rights for making a feature film version of Maraniss's book. Their production company Playtone was very interested in having Paul Greengrass (United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum) direct the film.

## Editions

* ISBN 0743217802; September 23, 2003, Simon & Schuster, 592 pages (Hardcover)
* ISBN 0743261046; September 28, 2004, Simon & Schuster, 572 pages (Trade Paperback)
