Ebook: The People Make the Peace: Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement

"Forty years after the Vietnam War ended, many in the United States still struggle to come to terms with this tumultuous period of U.S. history. The domestic antiwar movement, with cooperation from their Vietnamese counterparts, played a significant role in ending the War, but few have examined its impact until now. In The People Make the Peace, edited by Karín Aguilar-San Juan and Frank Joyce, nine U.S. activists discuss the parts they played in opposing the War at home and their risky travels to Vietnam in the midst of the conflict to engage in people-to-people diplomacy. In 2013, the 'Hanoi 9' activists revisited Vietnam together; this book presents their thoughtful reflections on those experiences, as well as the stories of five U.S. veterans who returned to make reparations. Their successes in antiwar organizing will challenge the myths that still linger from that era, and inspire a new generation seeking peaceful solutions to war and conflict today." from publisher's website.;Editor's Introduction: The People Made the Peace, Karin Aguilar-San Juan and Frank Joyce -- Seeing Viet Nam with My Own Eyes, Rennie Davis -- Viet Nam Time Travel, 1970-2013, Judy Gumbo -- Journey to the East, Alex Hing -- The People's Peace Treaty, Jay Craven, Doug Hostetter, and Becca Wilson -- A Pacifist in the War Zone, Doug Hostetter -- Journeys to Remember, Jay Craven -- From Hanoi to Santa Barbara, Becca Wilson -- The Making of a People's Diplomat, John McAuliff -- Voices of Veterans: The Endless Tragedy of Vietnam, Myra MacPherson -- Unwanted Memories Erased in Electroconvulsive Experiment, Frank Joyce -- Connecting the Dots, Nancy Kurshan -- Afterword: A Vietnamese Perspective, Madame Nguyen Thi Binh.