A Few Small Candles : War Resisters of World War II Tell Their Stories

Language: English

Published by The Kent State University Press, Kent, Ohio, 1999

0873386213 / 9780873386210

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Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press, 1999. Fine condition in bright, Fine Dust Jacket. No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh and crisp, apparently never read. Illustrated with photo and portraits. Bibliography. First printing, with complete number row (54321) on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "Little is known about those who openly refused to enter military service in World War II because of their convictions against killing. While many of those men accepted alternative civilian service, more than 6,000 were incarcerated, with sentences ranging from a few months to five years. Some were tried, convicted, and reimprisoned for essentially the same offense -- resisting induction into the armed forces - after their initial release. In A FEW SMALL CANDLES, ten men tell why they resisted, what happened to them, and how they feel about that experience today. Their stories detail the resisters' struggles against racial segregation in prison, as well as how they instigated work and hunger strikes to demonstrate against other prison injustices. Each of the ten has remained active in various causes relating to peace and social justice. This is a unique collection of memoirs that illuminates the American homefront during World War II." Keywords: WWII. WW2. American peace movement. American homefront. Conscientious objectors. Prison memoirs. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's black cloth/Jacket not priced or clipped. 8vo. xiii, 208pp.…

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Title
A Few Small Candles : War Resisters of World War II Tell Their Stories
Author
Gara, Larry; and Lenna Mae Gara (editors)
Publisher
The Kent State University Press, Kent, Ohio
Publication year
1999
Condition
Publisher's black cloth
Dust jacket
Jacket not priced or clipped
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0873386213
ISBN 13
9780873386210
Edition
First Printing of the First Edition.
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Autobiography, History / Biography, Military History / Military Science

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