Less Than Victory

‘Steven Brady’s elegant study of American Catholics ranks among the most incisive social histories of the Vietnam era to be published in recent years. Less than Victory is a must-read for anyone interested in not only the history of the Catholic Church but also the broader question of how American religious communities have confronted war.’ Mark A. Lawrence, author of The Vietnam War: A Concise International History‘With Less Than Victory, Steven Brady persuasively shows how Catholics-from the laity to the hierarchy-debated the morality of the Vietnam War early on, challenging the idea that Catholics were late to oppose the war.’ Theresa Keeley, author of Reagan’s Gun-Toting Nuns: The Catholic Conflict over Cold War Human Rights Policy in Central America

Steven J. Brady is Associate Professor of History and International Affairs at The George Washington University. He is the author of Chained to History: Slavery and US Foreign Relations to 1865 (2022) and Eisenhower and Adenauer: Alliance Maintenance under Pressure (2009).