Review by Choice Review
Within the diverse antiwar movement, no group garnered more attention and controversy than the active-duty and Vietnam-veteran protesters. Gerald Nicosia's Home to War: The History of the Vietnam Veteran's Movement (2001) is the most definitive account of this group. David Cortright's Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance during the Vietnam War (2005), Richard Moser's The New Winter Soldiers: GI and Veteran Dissent during the Vietnam Era (CH, Jul'96, 33-6520), and David Parson's Dangerous Grounds: Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Era (CH, Sep'17, 55-0344) are other major sources. This eclectic compendium, edited by Carver, Cortright, and Doherty, all of whom were active in the antiwar movement, does not break any new ground in this field. However, it does commendably combine personal accounts, interviews, oral histories, excerpts from the antiwar press, newspaper blurbs, cartoons, and numerous photos with a detailed chronology to serve as a useful reference volume. As an overview of a different era concerning protest and varying perspectives on the US military, this will be a particularly helpful resource for younger students, and is recommend for most libraries' reference sections. Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels. --Joe P. Dunn, Converse College
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