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Previous Volume 330:1546-1547 May 26, 1994 Number 21

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By Alex Sareyan. 309 pp., illustrated. Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 1993. $43.50. ISBN 0-88048-560-4.

This is a history of conscientious objectors during World War II, the vicissitudes of their experiences from 1940 to 1946, and their lasting effect on the American mental health system. The author was one of these conscientious objectors.

In September 1940 the Selective Training and Service Act was adopted, reopening the military draft. Options for alternative forms of service were extended to all men who, because of religious training and belief, could not in good conscience serve in the military. An extremist group of about 3000 refused to cooperate with the government in any manner. They received prison terms of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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