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Alternative Service in Canada During World War II Alternative Service in Canada During World War II John Aron Toews This book describes Alternative Service, a service which developed as a new phenomenon in Canadian history during World War II. It was a form of national service that the Canadian Government required… OL13458388W
Shades of gray Shades of gray Carolyn Reeder 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 … OL15858923W
The absolutist The absolutist John Boyne It is September 1919: twenty-one-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a package of letters to the sister of Will Bancroft, the man he fought alongside during the Gr… OL16489797W
Bloody good Bloody good Georgia Evans "In the first of a supernatural trilogy, one Dr. Alice Doyle finds that the power to fight evil comes from places she'd never believe. While the sounds of battle echo through the sky, a lady doctor h… OL16517060W
Conscientious objection in health care Conscientious objection in health care Mark R. Wicclair "The subject of this book is conscientious objection in health care and the principal aim is to provide an ethical analysis of conscience-based refusals by physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. Before… OL16527531W
Hometown Hometown Marsha Qualey Just before the 1991 Gulf War begins, sixteen-year-old Border Baker moves to a small town with his father, a Vietnam War draft resister. OL1882684W
Amnesty Amnesty Edward F. Dolan Discusses the issues involved in granting amnesty to Vietnam war deserters and draft evaders, including a history of the protests against the Vietnam war and a description of President Ford's amnesty… OL1977159W
Worth fighting for Worth fighting for Rory Fanning Pat Tillman's death by friendly fire was covered up just days before his comrade Rory Fanning--who served in the same unit as Tillman--left the Army Rangers as a conscientious objector. Disquieted by… OL19990587W
Mennonite alternative service in Russia Mennonite alternative service in Russia Lawrence Klippenstein,Jacob Dick viii, 163 p. : 23 cm OL23840029W
Not in our name Not in our name Philip Adams "This is an unusual account of the impact of World War One on Briton Ferry, an industrial town in South Wales. Using material from the period the author has built up a story of resistance to military… OL24289128W
The Conscientious Objector’s Wife The Conscientious Objector’s Wife Kate Macdonald The Conscientious Objector’s Wife, edited by Kate Macdonald, is the letters of Frank and Lucy Sunderland, written during the First World War. They were English pacifists and fervent supporters of Lab… OL24676251W
Clay v. United States Clay v. United States Suzanne Freedman Describes the trial of Muhammad Ali, the first three-time boxing Heavyweight Champion of the world, for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War. OL2644365W
El Auriga/the Charioteer El Auriga/the Charioteer Mary Renault After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans' hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious obje… OL3906332W
Plowing my own furrow Plowing my own furrow Howard W. Moore Conscience is an aptitude, faculty, intuition, or judgment of the intellect that distinguishes right from wrong. This man lived until he was 104 years old, was on the cover LIFE magazine, was acti… OL3909940W
Sam Martin Went to Prison Sam Martin Went to Prison Frances Greaser,William Janzen Sam Martin spent nineteen months in prison during World War II. Why? Because the government would not accept his application for conscientious objector status. Instead of permitting Sam to do alterna… OL4150802W
Days of decision Days of decision Gerald R. Gioglio The peace and war stories of 24 antiwar GIs. Some went to Vietnam as medics. Some went to prison. Some were discharged for efforts to organize against the war. A legacy of resistance to war that ce… OL4657465W