Soldiers of Peace

2017-08-22 Political Science

Author : Paul Chappell
Release : 2017-08-22
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 840/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Soldiers of Peace written by Paul Chappell. This book was released on 2017-08-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldiers of Peace, by West Point graduate and Iraq War veteran Paul K. Chappell, is the sixth book in his seven-book Road to Peace series. The titles in this important series can be read in any order. All are about waging peace, ending war, the art of living, and what it means to be human. In a world where so many “solutions” deal with surface symptoms rather than the root causes of our problems, Chappell's books provide real guidance we can follow to change ourselves and change the world for the better. In Soldiers of Peace, Paul discusses how to wield the weapon of nonviolence with maximum force so that we can understand, confront, and heal our personal and societal wounds. To create realistic peace we must be as well trained in waging peace as soldiers are in waging war. Chappell discusses how our misunderstanding of peace and violence originate from our misunderstanding about reality and the human condition itself. This book offers a new paradigm in human understanding by dispelling popular myths and revealing timeless truths about the reality of struggle, rage, trauma, empathy, the limitations of violence, the power of nonviolence, and the skills needed to create lasting peace. Through the educational initiative of peace literacy and the metaphor of the constellation of peace, Soldiers of Peace offers a practical framework so that all of us can apply this new paradigm to our daily lives, and therefore create realistic peace within our friendships, families, workplaces, communities, nations, and the entire world. In a time of increased strife and violence in our society, this book is more critically needed than ever.

Waging Peace in Vietnam

2019-09-10 History

Author : Ron Carver
Release : 2019-09-10
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 074/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Waging Peace in Vietnam written by Ron Carver. This book was released on 2019-09-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How American Soldiers Opposed and Resisted the War in Vietnam While mainstream narratives of the Vietnam War all but marginalize anti-war activity of soldiers, opposition and resistance from within the three branches of the military made a real difference to the course of America’s engagement in Vietnam. By 1968, every major peace march in the United States was led by active duty GIs and Vietnam War veterans. By 1970, thousands of active duty soldiers and marines were marching in protest in US cities. Hundreds of soldiers and marines in Vietnam were refusing to fight; tens of thousands were deserting to Canada, France and Sweden. Eventually the US Armed Forces were no longer able to sustain large-scale offensive operations and ceased to be effective. Yet this history is largely unknown and has been glossed over in much of the written and visual remembrances produced in recent years. Waging Peace in Vietnam shows how the GI movement unfolded, from the numerous anti-war coffee houses springing up outside military bases, to the hundreds of GI newspapers giving an independent voice to active soldiers, to the stockade revolts and the strikes and near-mutinies on naval vessels and in the air force. The book presents first-hand accounts, oral histories, and a wealth of underground newspapers, posters, flyers, and photographs documenting the actions of GIs and veterans who took part in the resistance. In addition, the book features fourteen original essays by leading scholars and activists. Notable contributors include Vietnam War scholar and author, Christian Appy, and Mme Nguyen Thi Binh, who played a major role in the Paris Peace Accord. The book originates from the exhibition Waging Peace, which has been shown in Vietnam and the University of Notre Dame, and will be touring the eastern United States in conjunction with book launches in Boston, Amherst, and New York.

Five Wars

2017-04-10 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Fred Johnson
Release : 2017-04-10
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 494/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Five Wars written by Fred Johnson. This book was released on 2017-04-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stunning memoir of a 29-year Army veteran with two tours in Iraq and one each in Afghanistan and Bosnia.

Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace

2021-10-28 History

Author : Max Hastings
Release : 2021-10-28
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 248/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace written by Max Hastings. This book was released on 2021-10-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A gripping new collection from Max Hastings that puts you at the heart of the battle ... Compelling’ Daily Mail‘An unmissable read’ Sunday Times

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