The turning : a history of Vietnam Veterans Against the War / Andrew Hunt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunt, Andrew E., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam Veterans Against the War--History.

Vietnam Veterans Against the War.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Veterans--United States--Political activity--History--20th century.

Veterans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The anti-Vietnam War movement in the United States is perhaps best remembered for its young, counterculture student protesters. However, the Vietnam War was the first conflict in American history in which a substantial number of military personnel actively protested the war while it was in progress. In The Turning , Andrew Hunt reclaims the history of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), an organization that transformed the antiwar movement by placing Vietnam veterans in the forefront of the nationwide struggle to end the war. Misunderstood by both authorities and radicals alike, VVAW

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Highest Form of Patriotism; 2 To Redeem the Promise Lost; 3 The War Itself Is a War Crime; 4 Prelude to an Incursion; 5 The Turning; 6 The Spirit of '71; 7 The Last Patrol; 8 Making Peace; 9 Reflections; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-248) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780814773307

0814773303

9780814744505

0814744508

9780585322285

0585322287

OCLC:

779828138