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  • Double V

    The Civil Rights Struggle of the Tuskegee Airmen

    On April 12, 1945, the United States Army Air Force arrested 101 of its African American officers. They were charged with disobeying a direct order from a superior officer—a charge that could carry the death penalty upon conviction. They were accused of refusing to sign an order that would have placed them in segregated housing and recreational facilities. Their plight was virtually ignored by the ... En savoir plus

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  • December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World

    31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World

    par Craig Shirley ...
    December 1941 traces, day-by-day, the most important 31 days in the history of America's participation in WWII, which snuffed out the lives of millions and changed history forever.From December 1, 1941, until the morning of December 7, 1941, America was at peace and-with the exception of the stubborn and persistent high unemployment of the Great Depression-was a relatively happy country. By the ... En savoir plus

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  • Robert E. Lee and Me

    A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

    par Ty Seidule ...
    "Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency." --Ron ChernowIn a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy—and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed.Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert ... En savoir plus

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  • Fighting for America

    Black Soldiers-the Unsung Heroes of World War II

    The African-American contribution to winning World War II has never been celebrated as profoundly as in Fighting for America. In this inspirational and uniquely personal tribute, the essential part played by black servicemen and -women in that cataclysmic conflict is brought home.Here are letters, photographs, oral histories, and rare documents, collected by historian Christopher Moore, the son of ... En savoir plus

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  • Forgotten

    The Untold Story of D-Day's Black Heroes, at Home and at War

    par Linda Hervieux ...
    "An utterly compelling account of the African Americans who played a crucial and dangerous role in the invasion of Europe. . . . Long overdue." —Tom BrokawIn the early hours of June six, 1944, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African-American soldiers, landed on the beaches of France to man a curtain of armed balloons meant to deter enemy aircraft. One member of the 320th would be ... En savoir plus

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  • Freedom Flyers:The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II

    The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II

    par J. Todd Moye ...
    Collections series Oxford Oral History Series
    As the country's first African American military pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen fought in World War II on two fronts: against the Axis powers in the skies over Europe and against Jim Crow racism and segregation at home. Although the pilots flew more than 15,000 sorties and destroyed more than 200 German aircraft, their most far-reaching achievement defies quantification: delivering a powerful blow to ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940–1941

    The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor

    par Paul Dickson ...
    "A must-read book that explores a vital pre-war effort [with] deep research and gripping writing." — Washington TimesIn The rise of the G.I. Army, 1940–1941, Paul Dickson tells the dramatic story of how the American Army was mobilized from scattered outposts two years before Pearl Harbor into the disciplined and mobile fighting force that helped win World War II.In September 1939, when Nazi ... En savoir plus

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  • Half American

    The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad

    **• Winner of the 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Nonfiction• A New York Times Notable Book• A Best Book of the Year from TIME, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Washington Independent Review of Books, and more!The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, written by civil rights expert and Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont“Matthew F. Delmont’s book is filled ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • On Hallowed Ground

    The Story of Arlington National Cemetery

    par Robert M. Poole ...
    On Hallowed Ground opens with the long-delayed funeral of four servicemen, brought home for final honors at Arlington National Cemetery almost forty years after they disappeared in Vietnam. To understand how this tradition of extraordinary care for our war dead began, Robert Poole traces the founding of Arlington Cemetery on what had been the family plantation of Robert E. Lee. After resigning his ... En savoir plus

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  • Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles

    America’s First Black Paratroopers

    par Tanya Lee Stone ...
    They became America’s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II.World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans plays out as much ... En savoir plus

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  • The Wages of War

    When America's Soldiers Came Home: From Valley Forge to Vietnam

    Collections Livre 20 - Forbidden Bookshelf
    A disturbing chronicle of the US government's mistreatment of American soldiers and veterans throughout history, with a new introduction by Charles Sheehan-MilesTime and time again, the sacrifices made by veterans and their families have been repaid with scorn, discrimination, lack of health services, scant financial compensation, and other indignities. This injustice dates back as far as the ... En savoir plus

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  • To America

    Personal Reflections of an Historian

    Completed shortly before Ambrose's untimely death, To America is a very personal look at our nation's history through the eyes of one of the twentieth century's most influential historians.Ambrose roams the country's history, praising the men and women who made it exceptional. He considers Jefferson and Washington, who were progressive thinkers (while living a contradiction as slaveholders), and ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD