An army afire : how the US Army confronted its racial crisis in the Vietnam era / Beth Bailey.

"By the Tet Offensive in early 1968, what had been widely heralded as the best qualified, best-trained army in US history was descending into crisis as the Vietnam War raged without end. Morale was tanking. AWOL rates were rising. And in August of that year, a group of Black soldiers seized control...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bailey, Beth L., 1957- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]
Subjects:
United States. > Army > African American troops > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in the military > United States > History > 20th century.
African American soldiers > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Vietnam War.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies.
United States. > Army.
Armed Forces > African American troops.
Discrimination in the military.
Race relations.
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:341 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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