Voices Against War: A Century of Protest
- ISBN-10
- 1845969820
- ISBN-13
- 9781845969820
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-04-01
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- Lyn Smith
Description
Based on nearly 200 personal testimonies from the Imperial War Museum's Collections, this landmark book tells the stories of those of those who participated in anti-war protest from the First World War 1914-18 to the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Voices Against War is a compelling, emotional and very moving human story, essential for understanding war in its entirety.
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