Pauline Peretz (Universite Paris 8)

A Black Army

Segregation and the Us Military at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1941-1945

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Produktbeschreibung

This book uncovers America's tortuous relationship with its black soldiers against the backdrop of a war fought in the name of democracy. It is for students, scholars, and general readers interested in twentieth-century US history, military history, African-American history, and race relations.

Produktdetails

• Military, War, and Society in Modern American History
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 161mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 656g
• ISBN-13: 9781009521499
• ISBN-10: 1009521497
• Artikelnr.: 73784295

Autorenporträt

Pauline Peretz teaches American History at the Université Paris 8 and is a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France. She is the author of several books, including Une armée noire, the French edition of this book.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
List of Acronyms
Introduction: An Experiment in Race Relations
1. An All-Black Post in the Middle of the Arizona Desert
2. Fourteen Thousand Black Infantrymen
3. Separated by the Color Line
4. A State-of-the-Art All-Black Hospital
5. Fry: City of 'Vice'
6. A 'Plantation'?
7. Respectable Women
8. An Experiment in Integration
9. The First Departure
10. A Southern Ambiance
11. The Mecca of Entertainment?
12. Ready for Combat
Conclusion: The Outcome of an Experiment
Sources and Select Bibliography
Index.