War Is Not a Game: The New Antiwar Soldiers and the Movement They Built
On July 23, 2004, five marines, two soldiers, and one airman became the most unlikely of antiwar activists. War Is Not a Game tells the story of these men and women, and the many others who joined them, harnessing their disillusionment, idealism, and determination to become leaders of a nationwide movement, Iraq Veterans Against the War. Nan Levinson chronicles the accomplishments of these brave veterans, showing that sometimes the most vital battles take place on the home front.
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War Is Not a Game: The New Antiwar Soldiers and the Movement They Built
On July 23, 2004, five marines, two soldiers, and one airman became the most unlikely of antiwar activists. War Is Not a Game tells the story of these men and women, and the many others who joined them, harnessing their disillusionment, idealism, and determination to become leaders of a nationwide movement, Iraq Veterans Against the War. Nan Levinson chronicles the accomplishments of these brave veterans, showing that sometimes the most vital battles take place on the home front.
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War Is Not a Game: The New Antiwar Soldiers and the Movement They Built

War Is Not a Game: The New Antiwar Soldiers and the Movement They Built

by Nan Levinson
War Is Not a Game: The New Antiwar Soldiers and the Movement They Built

War Is Not a Game: The New Antiwar Soldiers and the Movement They Built

by Nan Levinson

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On July 23, 2004, five marines, two soldiers, and one airman became the most unlikely of antiwar activists. War Is Not a Game tells the story of these men and women, and the many others who joined them, harnessing their disillusionment, idealism, and determination to become leaders of a nationwide movement, Iraq Veterans Against the War. Nan Levinson chronicles the accomplishments of these brave veterans, showing that sometimes the most vital battles take place on the home front.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780813571133
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 11/10/2014
Series: War Culture
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 16 - 18 Years

About the Author

NAN LEVINSON is a writer and journalist, focusing on civil and human rights, culture, and technology. She wrote about First Amendment issues in her last book, Outspoken: Free Speech Stories, and as the U.S. correspondent for Index on Censorship. She currently teaches journalism and fiction writing at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue: War Is Not a Game

Author’s Note

1          Maimed for Bullshit (with Gallantry on the Side)

2          Boots on the Ground

3          Exit a Free Man

4          Home Fires Burning

5          What Noble Cause

6          One Paragraph In

7          We’ll Bring ’Em On

8          Art Heart Dream Peace

9          Disgruntled

10        Mad Bad Sad

11        Winter Soldiers’ Stories

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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