Smoke jumping on the Western fire line
Subtitle: conscientious objectors during World War II
By: by Mark Matthews ; foreword by George McGovern.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Civilian Public Service -- History.; Smokejumpers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.; Smokejumping -- West (U.S.) -- History.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "This book tells the story of one important group of World War II conscientious objectors: the men who volunteered for Civilian Public Service as U.S. Forest Service smoke jumpers. Delving into the reasons, mainly religious, why these men chose not to engage in military conflict, Matthews proves that they were anything but cowards; instead, as they risked their lives by parachuting into America's western wildernesses to fight fires, they demonstrated true patriotism and courage."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.