The Strength Not to Fight: Conscientious Objectors of the Vietnam War - in Their Own Words

By James W. Tollefson

Book Overview

James Tollefson imparts an oral history that has the compelling drama of the best fiction. Conscientious objectors tell the stories behind the classification: the depth of their conviction, their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316851124
• ISBN13: 9780316851121
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant and Intimate

By using their own words, Tollefson does a great job of clearing many myths about those who refused to fight in the Vietnam War. Not all characters are sympathetic, but all are real, and this book definitely presents their lives in a way that provokes thought.