{"product_id":"half-american-the-heroic-story-of-african-americans-fighting-world-war-ii-at-home-and-abroad-paperback","title":"Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew F. Delmont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, by award-winning historian and civil rights expert \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Nonfiction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2022 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 2022 Book of the Year from \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, and more \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than one million Black soldiers served in World War II. Black troops were at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Bulge, serving in segregated units while waging a dual battle against inequality in the very country for which they were laying down their lives. The stories of these Black veterans have long been ignored, cast aside in favor of the myth of the \"Good War\" fought by the \"Greatest Generation.\" And yet without their sacrifices, the United States could not have won the war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalf American\u003c\/i\u003e is World War II history as you've likely never read it before. In these pages are stories of Black military heroes and civil rights icons such as Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the leader of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, who fought to open the Air Force to Black pilots; Thurgood Marshall, the chief lawyer for the NAACP, who investigated and publicized violence against Black troops and veterans; poet Langston Hughes, who worked as a war correspondent for the Black press; Ella Baker, the civil rights leader who advocated on the home front for Black soldiers, veterans, and their families; and James G. Thompson, the twenty-six-year-old whose letter to a newspaper laying bare the hypocrisy of fighting against fascism abroad when racism still reigned at home set in motion the Double Victory campaign. Their bravery and patriotism in the face of unfathomable racism is both inspiring and galvanizing. An essential and meticulously researched retelling of the war, \u003ci\u003eHalf American \u003c\/i\u003ehonors the men and women who dared to fight not just for democracy abroad but for their dreams of a freer and more equal America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew F. Delmont \u003c\/b\u003eis the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History at Dartmouth College. A Guggenheim Fellow and expert on African American history and the history of civil rights, he is the author of four books: \u003ci\u003eBlack Quotidian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy Busing Failed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaking Roots\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nicest Kids in Town\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and several academic journals, and on NPR. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Delmont earned his BA from Harvard University and his MA and PhD from Brown University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978542842157,"sku":"9781984880413","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QQmwrFAPqk9781984880413.webp?v=1775805722","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/half-american-the-heroic-story-of-african-americans-fighting-world-war-ii-at-home-and-abroad-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}