ABSTRACT
This chapter explores Matthews traverses the boundary between scientist and philosopher as he proffers commentary on political decisions that led to the military operations of the past decade and the resulting consequences for military service members. It offers numerous insights that should prove invaluable for policymakers and military forces open to reform. It is highly recommended for those interested in processes of democratization and socialization, civil-military relations, peacekeeping, and Latin American militaries, and it would be accessible even to upper-level undergraduate students. The movement included acts of civil disobedience at military bases, networks of coffee houses near military installations, antiwar newspapers targeted to military readers, and a spreading network of antiwar families and loved ones as the movement percolated throughout US society. The chapter presents in-depth research on each of the antiwar military organizations. It addresses their composition: military and veterans; families of service members and those killed and injured; and veterans of prior US wars, particularly the Vietnam War.
