Double Victory
A Multicultural History of America in World War IIFull Description
From a Navajo code talker to a Tuskegee pilot, Takaki examines the many contributions and sacrifices of America's minorities--blacks, Chinese, Native Americans and others--during World War II. Photos. ... more
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Critical Praise
"Takaki delivers on his promise of an 'eye-level view' of the war, bringing to life the experiences and suffering of men and women whose stories have too often been overlooked in monochromatic histories of the 'good war'. Takaki's swift account is rich in humanity and inclusiveness."
-San Francisco Chronicle
"The war against Fascism, presumably for democracy, was tarnished by the racist treatment of Asians, Mexicans, and African Americans and by the official coldness in the face of the Jewish Holocaust. Takaki writes with undisguised passion, and lets us hear again and again the eloquent voices of those who fought the double fight, against the enemy abroad, for justice at home."
-Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of The United States
"An inspiring collection of the first-person accounts of men and women, at war and at home, who fought to make America as good as its promise....These words tear at the heart."
-Washington Post Book World
- Category:
- HISTORY
- Format:
- TRADE PAPERBACK
- Publish Date:
- 7/30/2001
- Price:
- $15.99/$18.50
- ISBN:
- 9780316831567
- Pages:
- 304
- Size:
- 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
