Foxholes and Color Lines

Desegregating the U.S. Armed Forces

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

The desegregation of the American armed forces-one of the most sweeping changes in the military's history-is widely remembered as a straightforward, relatively effortless process and a shining example of the effectiveness of America's military command. Foxholes and Color Lines challenges this view, revealing both the intense political conflict at the time and the strenuous opposition to racial integration within all branches of the armed forces.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-04-26
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:635 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:412
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9780801872419

Utforska kategorier

Vapen och utrustning inom Samhälle och politik
Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Sherie Mershon is a research fellow at the Center for History and Policy, Carnegie Mellon University. Steven Schlossman is a professor of history and director of the Center for History and Policy at Carnegie Mellon University.

Recensioner i media

A first-rate account of how, over a relatively brief period, America's military establishment transformed itself. Times Literary Supplement Wonderful... This book is invaluable as armed-forces history. -- Harold Jackson Baltimore Sun Well-written, thoughtful, and incisive... A fresh look at why the armed services took so long to implement a policy imposed upon them by their civilian leaders. -- Dale E. Wilson Journal of Military History Mershon and Schlossman... provide the most penetrating and thorough account to date of the policies and tensions associated with this metamorphosis. Publishers Weekly