From Library Journal
Stacewicz (history, Indiana Univ.) explores the histories of the men who fought in Vietnam and who, along with many women, joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) in the 1960s and 1970s. He interviews 30 VVAW members (25 men and five women), mostly of white working-class background, dividing their interviews into seven chapters in which they talk at length about their lives and political views prior to military service, during and after Vietnam, and in the VVAW. Stacewicz determines that VVAW men and women became antiwar protesters because of their patriotism and their profound belief in democracy. His book makes a significant contribution to the history of the antiwar movement, placing the VVAW in a social-historical context of American society and the military. Recommended for public and academic libraries.?Charles L. Lumpkins, Pennsylvania State Univ., State College
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Oral History Series Series Editor: Donald A. Ritchie This series collects rich personal testimonies and presents them, in volumes devoted to specific events and eras in American history. Each volume includes: illuminating historical background and research details a collection of oral testimonies selected from a range of original or rare and hard-to-find sources a concluding analytical chapter illustrations, notes, bibliography, and an index. His book makes a significant contribution to the history of the antiwar movement, placing the VVAW in a social-historical context of American society and the military. Recommended for public and academic libraries.Library Journal
