Kopecky, Jane
Summary: A small group of World War II political dissidents reveal how they survived what they called America’s Siberia Concentration Camp. Before the Vietnam War Americans considered conscientious objectors equal to criminals. This book sheds much needed light on the little known conscientious objector camp at Germfask, Michigan, how the local community responded to the camp, and how opinions have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Jane Kopecky] 2020
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Herndon, Booton.
Summary: The men of the 77th Infantry Division couldn't fathom why Private Desmond T. Doss would venture into the horrors of World War II without a single weapon to defend himself. They called him a coward, but the soft--spoken medic insisted that his mission was to heal, not kill. Herndon shares the story of how Doss became the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Remnant Publications 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The powerful documentary examines the life of Muhammad Ali beyond the boxing ring to offer a personal perspective on the American sporting legend. Investigating Ali's spiritual transformation includes his conversion to Islam, resistance to the Vietnam War draft, and humanitarian work. The documentary connects Ali's transcendent life story to America' struggles with race, religion, and war in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TRIGreenbaum, Eli
Summary: "In Saying No to the Vietnam War, Eli Greenbaum presents personal accounts from individuals who were driven to resist or dodge the Vietnam War draft. These vivid and candid oral histories detail encounters with the Selective Service System, events that were often controversial, sometimes volatile, and almost always emotionally charged. The narrative of the author's own experience blended with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kansas 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 GREBoyne, John
Summary: In September 1919, twenty-year-old Tristan Sadler travels from London to Norwich to deliver letters to Marian Bancroft. Marian's brother, Will,fought alongside Tristan in the Great War until he was shot as a traitor. But Tristan has more than just letters to give to Marian. He also has a secret to tell her, if he can find the courage.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC 2012
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC BOYHochschild, Adam.
Summary: Presents a history of World War I, focusing on the moral conflict between the proponents of the war and its critics in Great Britain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Lewis, Beverly
Summary: "For generations, Ellie Hostetler's family has tended their orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, will someday continue. But when Evan is drafted for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status. Can Ellie, with the support of a new beau, find the courage to face a future unlike the one she imagined?"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC LEWSummary: In 1971, 28 activists in Camden, N.J., planned to break into a draft office and destroy records; however, before they could carry out their plan they realized they had been infiltrated and were arrested by the FBI.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CAMHarman, Patricia
Summary: Though the Great Depression is behind the them, troubles are not, for Europe is at war. It is only be a matter of time before the U.S. enters the fray. In the town of Hope River, midwife Patience Hester's husband, Daniel has vowed never to take up arms again; he saw too much bloodshed during the First World War. When he is imprisoned for his beliefs, Patience and their four children are left...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Harman 2018Stozek, Edward S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Leech Printing 2007
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.37127 STOSummary: It's the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he singlehandedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE HACSummary: Based on real events, this is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bobbs-Merrill 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 DALFrost, Helen
Summary: In 1939 six-year-old Henry, who is deaf, is taken from his family and placed in a home for the feeble-minded where, years later, his friends include a conscientious objector serving there during World War II. Includes historical notes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FROReeder, Carolyn.
Summary: At the end of the Civil War, twelve-year-old Will, having lost all his immediate family, reluctantly leaves his city home to live in the Virginia countryside with his aunt and the uncle he considers a "traitor" because he refused to take part in the war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1989
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Summary: London, December 1942. As the Russian army repels German forces from Stalingrad, Maggie Hope finds herself living dangerously as a spy. When she's called upon to look into the theft of a Stradivarius, one of the finest violins ever made, Maggie can't resist. Meanwhile, there's a serial killer on the loose in London, targeting conscientious objectors. Little does she know that investigating this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2020