War! What Is It Good For?: Black Freedom Struggles and the U.S. Military from World War II to Iraq (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
"In this smart and moving book, historian Kimberley L. Phillips traces the intertwining of military service and the long civil rights movement even as she explores the often devastating effects of U.S. militarization before and after Jim Crow."--Pacific Historical Review"Will undoubtedly appeal to many scholars of American cultural history and African American history."--Diplomatic History"This book is an important examination of the connections between military service and the civil rights movement."--Southern Historian"Required reading for scholars of the U.S. military and the (so-called) "long civil rights movement."--American Historical Review"Phillips delivers a new and refreshing view of the black freedom struggle, and the principal role that black veterans took in integrating the military and then taking the antiwar movement to the mainstream."--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"A well-written volume, one worth reading."--Journal of American History"An important new book. . . . Beautifully written, it is essential reading for anyone with an interest in race and war in U.S. History."--War Timeblog"This work will be indispensable to understanding why so many black men and women serve, and how their service both advances and limits them. Essential. All levels/libraries."--Choice