The Color of War: How One Battle Broke Japan and Another Changed America
"Excellent battle narrative and black history rolled into one." -Gilbert Taylor forBooklist"A fine account of a little-known milestone in the battle for civil rights."-Kirkus“InThe Color of War, James Campbell masterfully juxtaposes two searing WWII experiences—one white, one black, one justly praised, one unjustly ignored--in a riveting story that makes your emotions, your indignation, and your adrenaline flow. To know what these soldiers—who are so thoughtfully rendered here—have done and suffered and sacrificed for you and me is to be inspired to prove worthy and do better. This will be a classic war book. “–Dean King, author ofSkeletons On The ZaharaandUnbound“The Color of Waris a textured narrative that deftly explores two titanic struggles—one for the pacific, the other for African American equality at home. In James Campbell’s sure hands, we come to see—and more important, to feel—how fundamental freedoms are often born in the most explosive of events.”–Hampton Sides, author ofGhost SoldiersandHellhound On His Trail“James Campbell’s powerful account of what happened instead is a[n]…important chapter of American history, too little known until now.”–Harry Belafonte“The author writes with feeling and authority about an often neglected chapter of World War II history.“–Charles D. Melson, Chief Historian, U.S. Marine Corps