Winter Soldier: An Oral History of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War

ABOUT THE BOOK:

The story of the soldiers who spoke their conscience and helped end the war in Vietnam.

The Vietnam War left an indelible mark on those who took part in it and spawned an antiwar movement more popular than any other in U.S. 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 Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), the two made common cause.

Winter Soldier recovers 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.

PRAISE:

“Winter Soldier is 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

“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 The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War

“By turns irreverent and painfully sincere, Winter Soldiers will transform stereotyped views of both veterans and the antiwar movement.”

Marilyn Young

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Richard Stacewicz is coordinator of the Honors Program and a professor of social science and history at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois. He joined Vietnam Veterans Against the War in 1993 and works today with the Chicago chapter.

RIGHTS INFORMATION:

Please contact subagents for the following languages and territories:

Language/Territory	Subagent
English outside North America	David Grossman Literary Agency
German	Paul & Peter Fritz AG Literatur Agentur
Greek	Read n' Right Agency
Hebrew	The Deborah Harris Agency
Italian	The Nabu International Literary Agency
Japanese	The English Agency (Japan) Ltd
Korean	Best Literary & Rights Agency
Portuguese	RIFF Agency
Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe	Prava I Prevodi
Scandinavia and The Netherlands	Lennart Sane Agency AB
Spanish in Latin America	International Editors' Co., S.A.
Spanish in Spain	International Editors' Co., S.A.
Turkish	Anatolialit Agency

For all other languages/territories, please contact Roam Agency.