I Ain't Marching Anymore: Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America's Wars

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I Ain't Marching Anymore carefully traces soldier dissent from the early days of the republic through the wars that followed, including the Civil War, long battles against slavery and racism, genocidal 'Indian Wars,' both World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, and contemporary military imbroglios. Acclaimed journalist Chris Lombardi presents a soaring history valorising the brave men and women who spoke up, spoke out, and talked back to national power.

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Praise for I Ain't Marching Anymore:
I Aint Marching Anymore is a must-read addition to books on the U.S. peace movement.
CounterPunch

In writing I Aint Marching Anymore, Chris Lombardi examines dissent in a manner that glorifies those who object to war as much as the public generally glorifies the nations most heroic warriors. I strongly recommend that high school and college students read her book as part of establishing a value system for life.
The VVA Veteran

Lombardi covers a lot of ground and chronicles events too little remembered today. Anti-war activists and civil libertarians will find aid and comfort in stories of those who just said no.
Kirkus Reviews
An enlightening roundup of the long tradition of resistance within America's armed forces.
Publishers Weekly

Lombardi's book is well written and thoroughly researched, and includes many personal stories that offer great insight into the courage each dissenter had to summon and the consequences of their action.
Booklist

This big-picture overview makes Lombardis meticulously researched text essential reading. Beginning with Ritters revolutionary act of conscience, she covers every armed conflict the U.S. has engaged in and zeroes in on the many principled acts of courage that have turned flag-waving patriots into anti-war activists. The result is both harrowing and inspiring.
The Indypendent

What is striking and uplifting about this densely researched book is how often, and how naturally, people rediscover or unearth their humanity by refusing to kill and organizing against war.
Frida Berrigan, Waging Nonviolence
Tens of thousands of books have been written about the American military in battle. But this is the first I've ever seen that tells the full story of more than two centuries of brave and stubborn dissenters who questioned whether these wars should be fought at all. Chris Lombardi honors these heroes with the vivid and lively narrative that they deserve.
Adam Hochschild

With I Ain't Marching Anymore, Chris Lombardi has given us both a thorough history of military dissent going back to the American Revolution and a vivid series of wartime set pieces that bring these dissenters to life. The result is a highly original book, at once scholarly and intimate, exposing the clash between personal conviction and social expectation whose significance stretches far beyond the battlefield.
Eric Jaffe, author of A Curious Madness: An American Combat Psychiatrist, a Japanese War Crimes Suspect, and an Unsolved Mystery from World War II

Author Bio

Journalist Chris Lombardi has been writing about war and peace for more than twenty years. Her work has appeared in The Nation, Guernica the Philadelphia Inquirer ABA Journal and at WHYY.org. She lives in Philadelphia.