Although African Americans have always fought and died in defense of their country, even before there was a United States of America, it has always been an uphill struggle for them to partake of this fundamental obligation of citizenship. Despite hundreds of years of evidence to the contrary. European Americans, both well meaning and hostile, have persisted in questioning the ability of African Americans to fight in mortal combat for their country. So widespread and deep seated were these prejudices that supposedly scientific studies were used to try to keep African Americans from flying combat aircraft in World War II. Even today, with the armed forces fully integrated and following the ascension of Colin Powell to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest uniformed post in America's military, race still matters. Yet, as shown in The Right to Fight, the valorous service of African Americans in defense of their country is all the more remarkable given the nature of the society they have defended.
Gerald Astor Libri
Gerald Morton Astor è stato un maestro storico il cui lavoro si è concentrato principalmente sulle profonde e spesso brutali esperienze della Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Le sue narrazioni si sono addentrate nel costo umano del conflitto, esaminando il combattimento dalle prospettive dei soldati sul campo e le decisioni strategiche prese dai leader. Astor ha esplorato momenti e campagne cruciali con dettagli meticolosi, facendo luce sul coraggio e sul sacrificio di coloro che sono stati coinvolti. La sua scrittura ha anche abbracciato dimensioni sociali e politiche significative della guerra, comprese le lotte degli afroamericani nell'esercito e la complessa relazione tra la presidenza e il conflitto armato.
World War II Library: Crisis in the Pacific
The Battles for the Philippine Islands by the Men Who Fought Them
- 672pagine
- 24 ore di lettura
From the depths of defeat...On December 8, 1941, one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Air Force struck the Philippines in the first blow of a devastating invasion.With an undersupplied patchwork army at his command, General Douglas MacArthur led a valiant defense of the Philippines. When defeat came, MacArthur swore he would return, while thousands of POWs fell into Japanese hands — and faced a living hell that many would not survive.To the dawn of victory...In this gripping oral history, Gerald Astor brings to life the struggle to recapture the the men who did the fighting, the battles that set the stage for an Allied invasion, and the acts of astounding courage and desperation that marked the campaign on both sides.From Corregidor to the Battle for Manila, from horrifying jungle warfare to cataclysmic clashes at sea, on beachheads and in the air, Crisis in the Pacific draws on the words of the men who were there — capturing this crucial heroic struggle for victory against Japan.