The Right to Fight: A History of African Americans in the Military
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0891416323 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gerald Astor is the author of two works of military history: The Mighty Eighth and A Blood Dimmed Tide.
The legal desegregation of the armed forces after 1948 did little to modify this mind-set. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. armed forces. But race now matters less in uniform than it does elsewhere in America, and this achievement merits recognition. Making extensive use of personal narratives, Astor concentrates on the changes in the period from the Spanish-American War through Korea. . The balance of Astor's work is a coda that presents a success story in diminishing white-black tension. Racism, Astor demonstrates, has by no means disappeared from America's military. Usually poorly trained and commanded by black officers who received little respect and often racist white officers, black units were expected to fail. Real change began only in Korea, when the black 24th Infantry Regiment became a scapegoat for a series of
From Bunker Hill to Hamburger Hill, the valorous service of African Americans in the armed forces of the United States is even more noble considering the historical hostility of other Americans to their serving at all.
bukhtan said A couple of remarks. This is a readable and graphic history, mostly from the vantage point of the common soldier. Politics in the larger sense are frequently neglected. A glaring example of this neglect is the brief and flippant coverage of President Harry Truman's actual order to desegregate the US Armed Forces, the Executive Order 9981, issued in July of 19A couple of remarks bukhtan This is a readable and graphic history, mostly from the vantage point of the common soldier. Politics in the larger sense are frequently neglected. A glaring example of this neglect is the brief and flippant coverage of President Harry Truman's actual order to desegregate the US Armed Forces, the Executive Order 9981, issued in July of 1948. This seems to me to have been the single most important event in the entire saga, yet the author dismisses Truman in three pages, mostly quotin. 8. This seems to me to have been the single most important event in the entire saga, yet the author dismisses Truman in three pages, mostly quotin. A Customer said Definitive work on an area that has been grossly overlooked. The subject that Gerald Astor has chosen to write about, depicts the continuing saga of a group of people that has been the subject of more studies then any other group in America. In a methodical and comprehensive manner the author gives us a chronological history of Black American and historic accomplishments of the black soldier. From the American Revolution to the Persian Gulf Astor paints a picture through interview and analysis that cuts away the bias that has been the hall ma. Luvs"Excellent (and Necessary)!!!" according to Luvs2Read. The author, Astor has done a great job! This is such an overlooked area, the African American in the military, and Lord knows there were and are plenty! They are so 'pushed under the rug', much as an earlier reviewer claims that Truman was in this book. Truman received ample coverage because the book wasn't meant to spotlight Truman; it was intended to focus on African Americans in the military, like my Dad, who was a proud WWII veteran, and my Mom, also a WWII veteran who served in. Read said Excellent (and Necessary)!!!. The author, Astor has done a great job! This is such an overlooked area, the African American in the military, and Lord knows there were and are plenty! They are so 'pushed under the rug', much as an earlier reviewer claims that Truman was in this book. Truman received ample coverage because the book wasn't meant to spotlight Truman; it was intended to focus on African Americans in the military, like my Dad, who was a proud WWII veteran, and my Mom, also a WWII veteran who served in