Lindsay Goss Knihy

The book explores the FTA, an antiwar variety show spearheaded by Jane Fonda in 1971, highlighting its role in revolutionary activism. It examines the collaborative performances of soldiers and civilians that fostered solidarity and resistance against the Vietnam War. By intertwining themes of liberation across race, gender, and nationality, the narrative reveals how these theatrical acts contributed to a broader movement for peace and social justice.

"F*ck the Army! resurrects the history of the FTA, an antiwar variety show led by Jane Fonda in 1971, building a new theory of revolutionary activism out of the theatrical acts of solidarity and resistance that soldiers and civilians performed together, on stage and off, as they sought to end the U.S. war in Vietnam by connecting struggles for liberation across the lines of race, gender, and nationality"--