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Saunders, Nancy Miller

 
9780595505913: COMBAT by TRIAL: An Odyssey with 20th Century Winter Soldiers
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595505910 ISBN 13 : 9780595505913
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Nancy Miller Saunders once lived in sheltered academe. But that all changed when she joined a group of filmmakers to document demonstrations by Vietnam Veterans Against the War.Soon, she found herself being hounded just as much as the veterans themselves. She focused on her role as an investigator, recording the stories of a number of veterans and their families. In Combat by Trial, she allows them to speak in their own voices through interviews and personal writings while also telling her own story.You will be entranced by stories of Saunders' connection to two of the spies that the FBI sent to infiltrate the VVAW. How Saunders worked with VVAW defense attorneys in the fabricated case against the Gainesville 8. How laws such as the Patriot Act and Military Commissions Act are once again stripping citizens of their rights. And much more!Historians, journalists and students will all enjoy Combat by Trial: An Odyssey with 20th Century Winter Soldiers, a cautionary tale that shows that history does indeed repeat itself.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Nancy Miller Saunders once lived in sheltered academe. But that all changed when she joined a group of filmmakers to document demonstrations by Vietnam Veterans Against the War.Soon, she found herself being hounded just as much as the veterans themselves. She focused on her role as an investigator, recording the stories of a number of veterans and their families. In Combat by Trial, she allows them to speak in their own voices through interviews and personal writings while also telling her own story.You will be entranced by stories of Saunders' connection to two of the spies that the FBI sent to infiltrate the VVAW. How Saunders worked with VVAW defense attorneys in the fabricated case against the Gainesville 8. How laws such as the Patriot Act and Military Commissions Act are once again stripping citizens of their rights. And much more!Historians, journalists and students will all enjoy Combat by Trial: An Odyssey with 20th Century Winter Soldiers, a cautionary tale that shows that history does indeed repeat itself.

Biographie de l'auteur

Nancy Miller Saunders grew up in New England and worked as a filmmaker during Vietnam, documenting actions of veterans who opposed the war. Later, she helped attorneys defending Vietnam Veterans Against the War. She retired from the University of Arkansas Press and lives with her husband in the Ozarks.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595505910
ISBN 13 
9780595505913
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
608
Coordonnées du fabricant
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