{"product_id":"the-war-within-a-war-the-black-struggle-in-vietnam-and-at-home-hardcover","title":"The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home - Hardcover","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\u003eWil Haygood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author and journalist Wil Haygood explores how the Vietnam War became a mirror for the struggle of Black Americans--fighting for freedom abroad while demanding equality at home--and a powerful lens through which to understand the racial and political divides that continue to shape American life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With this book, Wil Haygood has become the preeminent chronicler of the Black experience in America.\" --Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Laureate for \u003ci\u003eThe Making of the Atomic Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eIn these masterful pages, Haygood reframes both the Vietnam War and the United States' unfinished struggle for equality.\"--Mitchell Zuckoff, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003e13 Hours \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLost in Shangri-La\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the lives of soldiers and officers, doctors and nurses, journalists and activists, artists and politicians, Haygood illuminates a generation caught between two battles: one on the front lines in Vietnam and another for justice and dignity in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong those at the heart of the story are Air Force pilot Fred Cherry, the first Black officer captured by the North Vietnamese and a hero to millions back home; Dr. Elbert Nelson, a doctor who came to Vietnam after watching TV footage of the Watts riots in Los Angeles and soon found himself amid rising Black soldier protests overseas; Wallace Terry, a groundbreaking Black reporter determined to expose the dynamics of race and war to the American public and Philippa Schuyler, a biracial concert pianist who traveled to Vietnam to rescue mixed-race orphans, many fathered by Black soldiers, and died trying to bring them to safety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurrounding their experiences are the cultural and political forces of the era, including Martin Luther King Jr., Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, and Lyndon Johnson, whose voices and actions shaped a decade of turbulence and transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe War Within a War\u003c\/i\u003e is both sweeping history and intimate revelation, capturing the tragedies and triumphs, the honor and hypocrisies, the courage and cowardice that shaped an era and whose repercussions resonate today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWIL HAYGOOD is the author of ten nonfiction books, many of which have won literary awards. His book, \u003ci\u003eThe Butler\u003c\/i\u003e, was made into a film directed by Lee Daniels. Haygood has been a correspondent for \u003ci\u003ethe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. In 2022 he received the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award from the Dayton Peace Prize Foundation. A Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, Haygood is currently Boadway Visiting Distinguished Scholar at Miami University in Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978280370477,"sku":"9780593537695","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/7wnkQGnmt59780593537695.webp?v=1775801427","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-war-within-a-war-the-black-struggle-in-vietnam-and-at-home-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}