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Days of Decision : An Oral History of Conscientious Objectors in the Military During the Vietnam War
by Gerald R. Gioglio
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Broken Rifle Press (1989-03)
ISBN: 0962002402
EAN: 9780962002403
Dewy Decimal #: 959.7043373
Paperback: 338 pages
SKU: 20461
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Paperback. All pages unmarked and free of writing.
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Book Description
DAYS OF DECISION presents a unique view of the Vietnam era--personal vignettes from 24 antiwar soldiers that are both historical and sociological in temper and tone. Chapter 1 details the development of a personal belief system that led these men to oppose war. Chapter 2 presents memories from basic and advanced military training. Chapter 3 captures visions of Vietnam from the unique perspective of the conscientious objector. Chapter 4 reports on resistance and antiwar activity, including court-martial and imprisonment. Chapter 5 discusses life after the military, including adjustment problems and current attitudes on issues of war, peace and conscientious objection. Chapter 6 features the stories of two men who did not quite meet the "operational definition" of a conscientious objector used for this book. That is, they either did not formally file for CO status, or after doing so, found other ways to express their opposition to the war. Their stories help us to understand the feelings of confusion and desperation felt by many servicemen of that era; further, they offer insight into the more generalized resistance that occurred in the military during that time. The Afterword outlines some common themes presented by the COs, and briefly discusses some of the other forms of GI resistance to the war. DAYS OF DECISION is recommended for:
-teachers seeking supplementary reading for courses in the social sciences and history;
-Vietnam veterans, antiwar GIs and peace activists--key actors in the events of that troubled time;
-school, public and military libraries;
-members of the armed forces and young people who still confront difficult choices of duty and conscience, and;
-those who struggle to make our world a more peaceful place.
DAYS OF DECISION. 338 pages, Introduction, Oral History, Glossary, Bibliography
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Days of Decision
Rating  (5)
Date: 2001-09-27
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
One, of not the only book, I have ever read about Conscientious Objectors in the military. Each of the stories told in the book bring to life the Viet Nam war itself, but the war in the minds of the men themselves. It is a different kind of bravery that is revealed here.
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It's great to be a part of this book.
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-06-30
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I was in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the 1980's doing some painful rehabilitation work. My psyche was only a shadow of what it once was or what it became later with a renewal of my faith, insight, and energy. I was browsing through the library and saw an ad in the back of "Mother Jones" anout this book in the making. I contacted the author and was interviewed via telephone for a couple of hours. It was at a pay phone and I literally screamed my way through the interview. It was a return to the roots of my dissent. And a healing. The author has captured a fragment of the in-service dissent during the Vietnam War. When I started my dissent action, I was alone, and endured lonliness. This book has cemented us together in a deepest solidarity. Now I am available for support to others in this dilemma, should the need arise. Heaven forbid. What a nightmare. What a journey. What hope! "To hope til hope creates from its own wreck the thing it contemplates." Shelley (peace sisters and brothers)
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Excelent book for all
Rating (5)
Date: 1999-10-19
1 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is very real, it emits an aura of what it's really like to fight in a war. Great for all people interseted in the military.
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