War! what is it good for? : Black freedom struggles and the U.S. military from World War II to Iraq / Kimberley L. Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, Kimberley L. (Kimberley Louise), 1960-

Series:

John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American soldiers--History--20th century.

African American soldiers.

War and society.

History.

Armed Forces.

African Americans.

United States--Armed Forces--African Americans--History--20th century.

United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--African Americans.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans--Civil rights.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States.

War and society--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Black freedom struggles and the U.S. military from World War II to Iraq

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2012]

Contents:

Where are the Negro soldiers? The Double V Campaign and the segregated military

Jim Crow shock and the second front, 1945-1950

Glory on the battlefield: the Korean war, Cold War civil rights, and the paradox of Black military service

Did the battlefield kill Jim Crow? Black freedom struggles, the Korean War, and the Cold War military

Machine gun blues: Black America and the Vietnam War

Sing no more of war: Black freedom struggles and antiwar activism, 1960-1973

An epilogue about the United States and wars in medias res. Live from the front lines: military policy and soldiers' rap from iraq.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807835029

0807835021

OCLC:

711043304