Hell, No, We Didn't Go! : Firsthand Accounts of Vietnam War Protest and Resistance / Eli Greenbaum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenbaum, Eli, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Draft resisters--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Conscientious objectors--United States.

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

Draft resisters--United States--Biography.

Draft resisters.

United States--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.

United States.

United States. Selective Service System.

Greenbaum, Eli, 1945-.

Greenbaum, Eli.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2024]

Summary:

"In Saying No to the Vietnam War, Eli Greenbaum presents personal accounts from individuals who were driven to resist or dodge the Vietnam War draft. These vivid and candid oral histories detail encounters with the Selective Service System, events that were often controversial, sometimes volatile, and almost always emotionally charged. The narrative of the author's own experience blended with the interviewees' stories brings together a chorus of protest while providing context, commentary, and a unique fifty-year perspective. Saying No will not only resonate with those who lived through this divisive and volatile era but will help subsequent generations understand how and why there was such strong antiwar sentiment during the Vietnam War era"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Author's Note

Introduction

1. Setting the Stage

2. First Impressions

3. Meet the Bureaucracy

4. Noise and Numbers

5. Better Information, Better Decisions

6. Bend Over and Crack a Smile

7. Do What You Gotta Do

8. Hiding in Plain Sight

9. Questions of Conscience

10. Choice versus Chance

11. Go North, Young Man

12. We Could Complicate Things

13. Connections

14. Facing Jail Time

15. Perspectives

Acknowledgments

Appendix 1: One Selective Service System Statistics, Classifications, and Chain of Events

Appendix 2: Two Items Received from the Selective Service

Selected Bibliography

For Further Reference

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780700636310

0700636315