Abstract
This article explores the nature, tactics and effectiveness of the vocal anti-Vietnam war movement in Britain. It focuses on the rhetoric and actions of a range of different groups, from the far-Left Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, to the broad-Left British Council for Peace in Vietnam and the labour movement. It asks how far the anti-war opposition was able to shape both government policy and public debate on the war, and positions the British opposition within its wider global anti-war context. It explores the meanings of solidarity (with the American, or global, anti-war movement or with the North Vietnamese) for the British movement, and it highlights the ultimately domestic focus of the campaign.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 557-576 |
Journal | European Review of History |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Sept 2014 |
Keywords
- Vietnam War
- anti-war movement
- Harold Wilson
- labour movement
- Anglo-American relations