Safe return : inside the amnesty movement for Vietnam War deserters / Michael Uhl.

"In 1971, antiwar activists Michael Uhl and Tod Ensign founded the Safe Return Committee in New York City, seeking amnesty for those who resisted the Vietnam War. While thousands of young Americans chose exile in Canada and Europe to avoid the draft, Safe Return worked on behalf of those who had com...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Uhl, Michael, 1944- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]
Subjects:
Safe Return Amnesty Committee.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Draft resisters > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Desertions > United States.
Amnesty > United States.
Uhl, Michael, > 1944-
Ensign, Tod.
Amnesty.
Desertion, Military.
United States.
1961-1975
Physical Description:xii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Inside the amnesty movement for Vietnam War deserters
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Safe Return
  • John David Herndon
  • Safe Return's Beginner's Luck
  • Tommy Michaud
  • Organizing the Exile Community
  • The Paris Exile Conference : A Debacle
  • Moving Forward After Paris : Building FORA
  • Ed Sowders
  • Sowders Freed, Uhl in Exile
  • The Trials of Private Lewis Simon : The Buildup
  • The Trials of Private Lewis Simon : The Outcome
  • The Trials of Private Lewis Simon : The Fallout
  • The Next Turn
  • Ford's Amnesty : Earned Reentry
  • William Meis
  • Artists and Actors for Amnesty
  • Loose Ends
  • Striking Developments and Sad News
  • Carter's Pardon : Amnesty's Final Battle.