Fighting on two fronts
Subtitle: African Americans and the Vietnam War
By: James E. Westheider.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- African Americans; United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans; United States -- Race relations
Description: In this dramatic history of race relations during the Vietnam War, James E. Westheider illustrates how American soldiers in Vietnam grappled with many of the same racial conflicts that were roiling their homeland thousands of miles away. Over seven years in the making, Fighting on Two Fronts draws on interviews with dozens of Vietnam veterans - black and white - and official Pentagon documents to paint the first complete picture of the African American experience in Vietnam.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-227) and index.
Table of contents: title: "Good soldiers" : African Americans and the right to serve; title: "I'm not a draft evader ... I'm a runaway slave" : African Americans and the draft; title: "A bonus for growing up white" : the problem of institutional racism; title: "My fear is for you" : the rise of Black solidarity in the armed forces; title: "Going to mess up some beasts tonight" : the outbreak of racial violence in the armed forces; title: "We have a problem" : the military response to racial violence and radicalism; title: Aftermath.