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

by James Tollefson

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 efforts to prove sincere opposition in the face of persecution and criminal prosecution, and their feelings today about their actions during the Vietnam War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574882575
Publisher:	Potomac Books
Publication date:	07/01/2000
Edition description:	1 PBK ED
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

James W. Tollefson was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. He is a professor of English at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

Table of Contents

1. Deciding Not To Fight
2. Trial And Imprisonment
3. Serving My Country
4. A Country Not My Own
5. Making Peace
6. Felons
7. Veterans
8. Questions
9. Exiles
10. Journeys
11. Families
12. Endings
Afterword
Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

Quiet, simple, disturbing: An invaluable contribution to the cultural history of the ‘60s.”

“An extremely moving and very readable account of personal triumph in a period of national pain . . . . For those who want to understand the true depths which the Vietnam era forced many of us to plumb, this book is essential. For those who experience them firsthand, it is an open door on those troubling times, unflinchingly accurate and yet calming in its reflective power.”

”I find as much courage on the pages of this book as I ever found in the midst of the shooting.

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