Rethinking the American Anti-War Movement

American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century

by Simon Hall

Between 1965 and 1973, hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans participated in one of the most remarkable and significant people's movements in American history. Through marches, rallies, draft resistance, teach-ins, civil disobedience, and non-violent demonstrations at both the national and local levels, Americans vehemently protested the country's involvement in the Vietnam War.
Rethinking the American Anti-War Movement provides a short, accessible overview of this important social and political movement, highlighting key events and key figures, the movement's strengths and weaknesses, how it intersected with other social and political movements of the time, and its lasting effect on the country. The book is perfect for anyone wanting to obtain an introduction to the Anti-War movement of the twentieth century.

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2011

About the author

Simon Hall, is best known as the BBC’s Crime Correspondent and the author of The TV Detective novels. He describes some of the remarkable events he has witnessed in his time as a television reporter.

Reviews

[Eldisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book for class. Like another post mentioned, there wasn’t really an argument made, but it is a great source to understand the movement. Lots of information and overlap with other movements which clarifies how society functioned at the time. It did feel like information overload sometimes, but its a textbook at the end of the day so what else would you expect lol.

[notabattlechick · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's not a lot of "rethinking" and there's no actual argument - BUT it is a valuable *reference* on the antiwar movement - timelines, short biographies of important people, synopses of key events, etc. all provide a good resource for quick study or reference.

[Jade · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for university.