Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World

By Aimee Allison and David Solnit

Uniformed U.S. Army Officers lunch with students in elementary school cafeterias. Army training programs including rifle and pistol instruction replace physical education in middle schools. Like never before, military recruiters are entering the halls of U.S. schools with unchecked access in an attempt to bolster a military in crisis.
However, even as these destructive efforts to militarize youth accelerate, so do the creative and powerful efforts of students, community members, and veterans to challenge them. Today, the counter recruitment movement—from counseling to poetry slams to citywide lobbying efforts—has become one of the most practical ways to tangibly resist U.S. policy that cuts funding for education and social programs while promoting war and occupation. Without enough soldiers, the U.S. cannot sustain its empire.
Army of None exposes the real story behind the military-recruitment complex, and offers guides, tools, and resources for education and action, and people power strategies to win.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Jan 4, 2011
• ISBN: 9781609800024

Reviews for Army of None

[the7ken7petersen · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

More value for the people of the US, but has plenty to offer to ourselves in GB: the book is based upon the way in which the youth of America are "persuaded" to join the military and tactics for enlightening them to the logic of following a different path. This, in itself, is enough to make a good book, but the technique of education can be adapted to almost any situation of disagreement with the ruling regime. The book is well written and laid out, making it useful, not only to read, but also as a reference work. A book that I am pleased to add to my modest library.