Format:
xi, 259 Seiten
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Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781476692159
Content:
"In 1971, antiwar activists Michael Uhl and Tod Ensign founded the Safe Return Committee in New York City, seeking amnesty for those who resisted the Vietnam War. While thousands of young Americans chose exile in Canada and Europe to avoid the draft, Safe Return worked on behalf of those who had come to oppose the war after entering the armed forces. Once in uniform, many ran afoul of a draconian system of military justice and institutionalized racism. They deserted in epidemic numbers, some to foreign exile. This book tells the story of the Committee's sponsored return of deserters and draft evaders, in a series of actions widely publicized to build public support for their acts of resistance"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Safe Return -- John David Herndon -- Safe Return's Beginner's Luck -- Tommy Michaud -- Organizing the Exile Community -- The Paris Exile Conference : A Debacle -- Moving Forward After Paris : Building FORA -- Ed Sowders -- Sowders Freed, Uhl in Exile -- The Trials of Private Lewis Simon : The Buildup -- The Trials of Private Lewis Simon : The Outcome -- The Trials of Private Lewis Simon : The Fallout -- The Next Turn -- Ford's Amnesty : Earned Reentry -- William Meis -- Artists and Actors for Amnesty -- Loose Ends -- Striking Developments and Sad News -- Carter's Pardon : Amnesty's Final Battle.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781476649535
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA
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Kriegsdienstverweigerer
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Deserteur
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Vietnamkrieg
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Amnestie
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Geschichte
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