A Black Army
Segregation and the US Military at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1941-1945
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
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From 1941 to 1945, 30,000 African-American infantrymen were stationed at Fort Huachuca near the Mexican border. It was the only 'black post' in the country. Separated from white troops and civilian communities, these infantrymen were forced to accept the rules and discipline that the US Army, convinced of their racial inferiority, wanted to impose on them. Mistrustful of black soldiers, the Army feared mutiny and organized a harsh segregation that included strict confinement, control of the infantrymen during training and leisure, and the physical separation of white and black officers to diffuse any suggestion that equality of rank translated into social equality. In this book, available for the first time in English, Pauline Peretz uncovers America's tortuous relationship with its black soldiers against the backdrop of a war fought in the name of democracy.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2025-07-17
- Mått162 x 230 x 32 mm
- Vikt650 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieMilitary, War, and Society in Modern American History
- Antal sidor352
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9781009521499