We Won't Go: Personal Accounts of War Objectors
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Peace and Nonviolence
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Publication Year
1968
Publisher
Pages
332
Subject
History: History of Asia: Vietnam: Vietnamese Conflict
Abstract
"We Won't Go is a collection of accounts by men confronted with the dilemma of conscience which military service poses. In addition to the accounts of these war registers, We Won't Go contains the full text of the Seeger decision, a copy of the application for conscientious objector status, a selection of documents related to war crimes, and a list of sources of information for those who are faced with the problem of the draft."
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Excerpt from the diaries, letters, statements, court proceedings, and decisions regarding young war resisters, compiled by the wife of Staughton Lynd. This is an illuminating record of how a sampling of men, confronted by what they considered the tragic and unjust use of American governmental power, acted according to each one's conscience and circumstance. Most of these draft-age men are articulate, persistently self-critical, actively questioning motives and actions. Some are deeply religious; some come from deprived (economic) backgrounds, some have been, or are about to be, jailed. None have arrived at their decisions by an easy road, and all are absolutely convinced of the immorality of the Vietnam war. There are loners and joiners; activists and passive resisters. Some have welcomed the ""freedom"" from fear of consequences that jail brings; others question the value of enforced inaction. Not many of these names (with the exception of Cassius Clay/Mohammed Ali) are familiar to many--Gardiner, Keyes, Cornell, Rowland, Geary, etc. For most war resisters this is a role of honor; to the contemptuously removed, a role of disgrace; to most a puzzlement. This disturbing book will shed some light, cast some shadows.
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KIRKUS REVIEW
Excerpt from the diaries, letters, statements, court proceedings, and decisions regarding young war resisters, compiled by the wife of Staughton Lynd. This is an illuminating record of how a sampling of men, confronted by what they considered the tragic and unjust use of American governmental power, acted according to each one's conscience and circumstance. Most of these draft-age men are articulate, persistently self-critical, actively questioning motives and actions. Some are deeply religious; some come from deprived (economic) backgrounds, some have been, or are about to be, jailed. None have arrived at their decisions by an easy road, and all are absolutely convinced of the immorality of the Vietnam war. There are loners and joiners; activists and passive resisters. Some have welcomed the ""freedom"" from fear of consequences that jail brings; others question the value of enforced inaction. Not many of these names (with the exception of Cassius Clay/Mohammed Ali) are familiar to many--Gardiner, Keyes, Cornell, Rowland, Geary, etc. For most war resisters this is a role of honor; to the contemptuously removed, a role of disgrace; to most a puzzlement. This disturbing book will shed some light, cast some shadows.
Description
Softcover. Good, but very dirty. Keep.
DS557.A68 L9
World History: History of Asia: Vietnam: Vietnamese Conflict
DS557.A68 L9
World History: History of Asia: Vietnam: Vietnamese Conflict
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