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Veterans of Future Wars

A Study in Student Activism
  • ISBN-13: 9780739148297
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By Donald W. Whisenhunt
  • Price: AUD $230.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/12/2010
  • Format: Hardback 212 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Military history [HBW]
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The Veterans of Future Wars (VFW) was a short-lived student movement that came in response to the bonus paid to World War I veterans in 1936. The VFW began at Princeton University, but quickly spread across the United States, attracting attention from all groups of American citizens. It was extremely popular on college campuses, but it engendered vocal and intemperate opposition from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, chambers of commerce, and other citizens. The student leaders were branded as Communists, Fascists, or other similar subversive groups. The group attracted attention from political leaders; some members of Congress were supportive, but others attacked the group on the floor of the House of Representatives. The student group ended about four or five months after it began. Despite its short life, it was a successful movement that attracted wide support and caused serious discussion about the role of the federal government in providing bonuses to veterans.
1 Prologue Chapter 2 Chapter 1. A Bonus of Their Own Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Riding the Tiger Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Too Many Disciples Chapter 5 Chapter 4. A Plethora of Imitators Chapter 6 Chapter 5. The Political Game Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Too Many Enemies Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Neither Red nor Yellow Chapter 9 Chapter 8. The Demise 10 Afterword 11 Appendix 1. Manifesto of Veterans of Future Wars 12 Appendix 2. Manifesto of Future Gold Star Mothers 13 Appendix 3. Veterans' Preference Act 14 Appendix 4. By-Laws of the Veterans of Future Wars 15 Appendix 5. Act Introduced in Congress79 16 Bibliography
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