Paths of Dissent

Paths of Dissent is superb, full of enraging and courageous writing at its best. This collection of sharp, thoughtful, painfully honest and intellectually probing essays from a wide range of American veterans offers absolutely critical perspectives on what we have done as a nation over the past two decades, and what we as individuals and as citizens need to do in response. --Phil Klay, author of Redeployment Through eloquent and candid essays by Americans veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq, Paths of Dissent reminds everyone of the power and the patriotism of genuine military dissent. Andrew Bacevich and Daniel Sjursen have done us all a service by lifting up the voices of those who served--and revealing the principled commitment that drives these veterans to challenge a system urgently in need of reconstruction. --Katrina vanden Heuvel, publisher of The Nation Enlightening... Any citizen who wants to better understand our country's current military entrapments will want to read this book. --BookPage (starred review) The contributors are excellent writers... An excellent, timely collection offering analysis of two decades of war and a broad swath of ideas and possible solutions to problems the military is largely incapable of fixing without outside attention. --Booklist Gripping... Full of potent criticism and anguished admissions of guilt, this is a visceral takedown of America's forever wars. --Publishers Weekly