{"product_id":"winter-soldiers-richard-stacewicz-9781931859608","title":"Winter Soldiers: An Oral History of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWinter Soldiers \u003c\/i\u003eis an immensely valuable contribution to the history of the Vietnam War. It brings to life, through the words of the veterans themselves, the journey each individual made, through the crucible of combat, from warrior to protester.\"--Howard Zinn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stacewicz has captured the simple, rough-hewn elegance of the voices of Vietnam veterans. As in other wars, the ordinary soldier always has the most extraordinary words for history.\"--Stanley Kutler, editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"By turns irreverent and painfully sincere, \u003ci\u003eWinter Soldiers \u003c\/i\u003ewill transform stereotyped views of both veterans and the antiwar movement.\"--Marilyn Young\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Vietnam War left an indelible mark on those who took part in it and spawned an antiwar movement more popular than any other in US history. In all that has been written about the war, rarely do the worlds of the Vietnam veteran and the antiwar demonstrator come together. Yet in a small but articulate organization known as the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), the two made common cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinter Soldiers \u003c\/i\u003erecovers this moving chapter in the history of the Vietnam War era. Bringing together the voices of more than thirty former and current members of the VVAW, oral historian Richard Stacewicz offers an eloquent account of the impact of the war on the lives of individuals and the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Stacewicz \u003c\/b\u003eteaches history at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Stacewicz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1931859604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931859608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.00w x 1.30d","brand":"Richard Stacewicz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450057076991,"sku":"9781931859608","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6d079ae-09c6-47f8-9896-540008c24e48.jpg?v=1777266035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/winter-soldiers-richard-stacewicz-9781931859608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}