Douglas Walter Bristol, Jr., is an associate professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi and a fellow at the Dale Center for the Study of War and Society. He is the author of Knights of the Razor: Black Barbers in Slavery and Freedom. Heather Marie Stur is an associate professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi and a fellow at the Dale Center. She is the author of Beyond Combat: Women and Gender in the Vietnam War Era.

Integrating the US Military: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Since World War II is recommended for both military history and civil rights collections and gathers the experiences of Afro-Americans, Japanese Americans, women, and gay men and lesbians in the armed forces in modern times.—Donovan's Literary Services

• Introduction, by Beth L. Bailey1. Terror, Anger, and Patriotism: Understanding the Resistance of Black Soldiers during World War II, by Douglas W. Bristol, Jr.2. Nisei versus Nazi: Japanese American Soldiers in World War II3. Does the Sex of the Practitioner Matter? Nursing, Civil Rights, and Discrimination in the Army Nurse Corps, 1947-19554. "An Attractive Career for Women": Opportunities, Limitations, and Women's Integration in the Cold War Mililtary5. African Americans, Civil Rights, and the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War6. Reform in Ranks: The History of the Defense Race Relations Institute, 1971-20147. Men's and Women's Liberation: Challenging Military Culture after the Vietnam War8. Mobilizing Marriage and Motherhood: Military Families and Family Planning Since World War II9. The Dream That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement and the Fight for Gay Military ServiceConclusionContributorsIndex

Douglas Walter Bristol, Jr., is an associate professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi and a fellow at the Dale Center for the Study of War and Society. He is the author of Knights of the Razor: Black Barbers in Slavery and Freedom. Heather Marie Stur is an associate professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi and a fellow at the Dale Center. She is the author of Beyond Combat: Women and Gender in the Vietnam War Era.

Integrating the US Military: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Since World War II is recommended for both military history and civil rights collections and gathers the experiences of Afro-Americans, Japanese Americans, women, and gay men and lesbians in the armed forces in modern times.—Donovan's Literary Services

• Introduction, by Beth L. Bailey1. Terror, Anger, and Patriotism: Understanding the Resistance of Black Soldiers during World War II, by Douglas W. Bristol, Jr.2. Nisei versus Nazi: Japanese American Soldiers in World War II3. Does the Sex of the Practitioner Matter? Nursing, Civil Rights, and Discrimination in the Army Nurse Corps, 1947-19554. "An Attractive Career for Women": Opportunities, Limitations, and Women's Integration in the Cold War Mililtary5. African Americans, Civil Rights, and the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War6. Reform in Ranks: The History of the Defense Race Relations Institute, 1971-20147. Men's and Women's Liberation: Challenging Military Culture after the Vietnam War8. Mobilizing Marriage and Motherhood: Military Families and Family Planning Since World War II9. The Dream That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement and the Fight for Gay Military ServiceConclusionContributorsIndex

Douglas Walter Bristol, Jr., is an associate professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi and a fellow at the Dale Center for the Study of War and Society. He is the author of Knights of the Razor: Black Barbers in Slavery and Freedom. Heather Marie Stur is an associate professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi and a fellow at the Dale Center. She is the author of Beyond Combat: Women and Gender in the Vietnam War Era.

Integrating the US Military: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Since World War II is recommended for both military history and civil rights collections and gathers the experiences of Afro-Americans, Japanese Americans, women, and gay men and lesbians in the armed forces in modern times.—Donovan's Literary Services

• Introduction, by Beth L. Bailey1. Terror, Anger, and Patriotism: Understanding the Resistance of Black Soldiers during World War II, by Douglas W. Bristol, Jr.2. Nisei versus Nazi: Japanese American Soldiers in World War II3. Does the Sex of the Practitioner Matter? Nursing, Civil Rights, and Discrimination in the Army Nurse Corps, 1947-19554. "An Attractive Career for Women": Opportunities, Limitations, and Women's Integration in the Cold War Mililtary5. African Americans, Civil Rights, and the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War6. Reform in Ranks: The History of the Defense Race Relations Institute, 1971-20147. Men's and Women's Liberation: Challenging Military Culture after the Vietnam War8. Mobilizing Marriage and Motherhood: Military Families and Family Planning Since World War II9. The Dream That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement and the Fight for Gay Military ServiceConclusionContributorsIndex