{"product_id":"war-is-not-a-game-the-new-antiwar-soldiers-and-the-movement-they-built-war-culture-9780813571133","title":"War is Not a Game The New Antiwar Soldiers and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Despite a long history of veterans, soldiers and military families opposing war, the public perception is that those who fight in wars keep believing in them and war-making in general. Nan Levinson helps dispel that false assumption with her sympathetic and perceptive analysis of the formation and first few years of Iraq Veterans Against the War.\" * Waging Nonviolence *\u003cbr\u003e\"What a superb book! Well, I’ll call it a masterpiece. Nan Levinson has done us all a service by writing this excellent book.\" * Veterans for Peace *\u003cbr\u003e\"Those affected by war and in a moral game of throes are the subjects of this rare, compassionate and informative narrative about people who 'never came close to stopping the army from doing what it wanted' in the last decade but 'caused people in the army to stop and reconsider.'\" * Military Times *\u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable contribution to the growing literature on antiwar opposition within the Iraq-era military … Levinson's study confirms that even within an all-volunteer force, antiwar dissent is possible.\" * Peace \u0026amp; Change *\u003cbr\u003e“Nan Levinson has brought to life an important piece of recent history, both tragic and inspiring, told the story beautifully, and found some genuine American heroes.” -- Adam Hochschild * author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the powerful—and hitherto buried—story of the professional soldiers who made a movement that still shakes the very foundations of America’s unending wars.\" -- H. Bruce Franklin * author of Vietnam and Other American Fantasies *\u003cbr\u003e\"What does 'support our troops' really mean? It means listening to them when they have unpleasant truths to tell about America's wars. Levinson truly listens; so should we all.\" -- William J. Astore, Lt Col, USAF, Ret. * author of Hindenburg: Icon of German Militarism *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWar Is Not a Game\u003c\/i\u003e dramatically underscores the folly of war, serving as a reminder of the physical and emotional costs of war to those directly involved on the 'killing fields' and their families.” -- Ann Wright, US Army Reserve Colonel * US diplomat who resigned in 2003 in opposition to the Iraq War *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cp\u003ePrologue: War Is Not a Game\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor’s Note\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1          Maimed for Bullshit (with Gallantry on the Side)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2          Boots on the Ground\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3          Exit a Free Man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4          Home Fires Burning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5          What Noble Cause\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6          One Paragraph In\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7          We’ll Bring ’Em On\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8          Art Heart Dream Peace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9          Disgruntled\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10        Mad Bad Sad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11        Winter Soldiers’ Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MW - Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038421680471,"sku":"9780813571133","price":99.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813571133.jpg?v=1750940277","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/war-is-not-a-game-the-new-antiwar-soldiers-and-the-movement-they-built-war-culture-9780813571133","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}