Half American : the epic story of African Americans fighting World War II at home and abroad / Matthew F. Delmont.

"The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, written by civil rights expert and Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont. Over one million Black men and women served in World War II. Black troops were at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Bulge, serving in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Delmont, Matthew F. (Author)
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022]
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > United States.
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans > History > 20th century.
African American soldiers > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Race discrimination > United States > History > 20th century.
Racism > United States > History > 20th century.
Racism against Black people > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Noirs américains.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Forces armées > Noirs américains > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Militaires noirs américains > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY / World.
African American soldiers.
African Americans.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Armed Forces > African Americans.
Military participation > African American.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.
Racism.
Racism against Black people.
Social aspects.
United States.
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects.
Race discrimination > United States.
Racism > United States.
United States > Armed forces.
United States > Race relations.
1900-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xxi, 374 pages ; 24 cm
Also issued online.
Variant Title:
Epic story of African Americans fighting World War II at home and abroad
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Black Americans fighting fascism in Spain
  • Fighting for a chance to fight
  • March on Washington
  • At war down south
  • Remember Pearl Harbor, remember Sikeston too
  • Double victory
  • Dirty work in distant lands
  • Tuskegee takes flight
  • War work
  • Riot
  • Combat
  • Civil rights battlefronts at home
  • Mutiny
  • D-Day and the miracle of supply
  • Victory in Europe
  • Victory in the Pacific
  • Homecoming
  • We return fighting.