James E. Westheider is associate professor of American history and interim chair of the Humanities Division at the University of Cincinnati-Clermont College and a faculty member there since 1998. He is the author of Fighting on Two Fronts: African-Americans and the Vietnam War.

Westheider analyzes the intersection of racial politics at home and in Vietnam, Civil Rights and the antiwar movement, the promise of equality with the reality of continued discrimination, and ultimately, the attempts to remedy those problems. This is both an excellent introduction to the topic, and a great addition to anyone who has begun studying Blacks in the military. Again, Westheider has provided us with an outstanding resource.

• IntroductionChapter 1: African Americans in the Armed Forces before VietnamChapter 2: American Involvement in Vietnam and the DraftChapter 3: The Black Military Experience in the Vietnam EraChapter 4: Anti-War Sentiment and Black DisillusionmentChapter 5: Racial Violence in the Military and the Military ResponseChapter 6: Vietnamization and Going HomeAppendixesDocumentsBibliographic Essay