During the Vietnam War, roughly one in five GIs actively opposed the conflict.



 




Soldiers for Peace
by Kate Ellis and Stephen Smith

During the Vietnam War, roughly one in five GIs actively opposed the conflict.

Many servicemen and women came to believe they were not liberating the country from communism but acting as agents of tyranny. In the combat zone, they rebelled against their commanders' orders. At home, they staged massive protests.

"Soldiers for Peace" offers a first-person look at how GIs were transformed by Vietnam, and the strategies veterans and active-duty personnel used to bring the war to an end.

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