About Face: Military Resisters Turn Against War |
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| Editor:
| Whitman-Bradley, Buff
Lazare, Sarah
Whitman-Bradley, Cynthia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-306-05726-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | PM Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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Veterans of recent conflicts describe their individual journeys from raw recruit to war resister in this collection of testimonials. Although it is not well publicized, the long tradition of refusing to fight unjust wars continues today within the American military. The stories in this book provide an intimate, honest look at the personal transformation of each of these young people and at the same time constitute a powerful argument against militarization and endless war. Also...
More DescriptionVeterans of recent conflicts describe their individual journeys from raw recruit to war resister in this collection of testimonials. Although it is not well publicized, the long tradition of refusing to fight unjust wars continues today within the American military. The stories in this book provide an intimate, honest look at the personal transformation of each of these young people and at the same time constitute a powerful argument against militarization and endless war. Also included are exclusive interviews with Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg addressing the U.S. wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan and the role civilian and GI resistance plays in bringing the troops home.