Confronting the War Machine

2003 History

Author : Michael S. Foley
Release : 2003
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 365/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Confronting the War Machine written by Michael S. Foley. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the draft resistance movement in Boston in 1967-68, this study argues that these acts of mass civil disobedience turned the tide in the antiwar movement by drawing the Johnson administration into a confrontation with activists who were largely young, middle-class, liberal, and from suburban backgrounds--the core of Johnson's constituency.

Working-Class War

2000-11-09 History

Author : Christian G. Appy
Release : 2000-11-09
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 115/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Working-Class War written by Christian G. Appy. This book was released on 2000-11-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one can understand the complete tragedy of the American experience in Vietnam without reading this book. Nothing so underscores the ambivalence and confusion of the American commitment as does the composition of our fighting forces. The rich and the powerful may have supported the war initially, but they contributed little of themselves. That responsibility fell to the poor and the working class of America.--Senator George McGovern "Reminds us of the disturbing truth that some 80 percent of the 2.5 million enlisted men who served in Vietnam--out of 27 million men who reached draft age during the war--came from working-class and impoverished backgrounds. . . . Deals especially well with the apparent paradox that the working-class soldiers' families back home mainly opposed the antiwar movement, and for that matter so with few exceptions did the soldiers themselves.--New York Times Book Review "[Appy's] treatment of the subject makes it clear to his readers--almost as clear as it became for the soldiers in Vietnam--that class remains the tragic dividing wall between Americans.--Boston Globe

Called to Serve

2014-05-23 History

Author : Tom Weiner
Release : 2014-05-23
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 042/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Called to Serve written by Tom Weiner. This book was released on 2014-05-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of men and women confronted by the Vietnam War. Contains personal stories of Vietnam War Veterans, people who fled the country, people who refused to go to war, people who beat the draft, people who obtained Conscientious Objector status, and people who loved and supported them.

Armed with Abundance

2011 History

Author : Meredith H. Lair
Release : 2011
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 815/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Armed with Abundance written by Meredith H. Lair. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular representations of the Vietnam War tend to emphasize violence, deprivation, and trauma. By contrast, in Armed with Abundance, Meredith Lair focuses on the noncombat experiences of U.S. soldiers in Vietnam, redrawing the landscape of the war

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