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Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad

Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad

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  • Create Date：2022-10-18 17:21:46
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Matthew F. Delmont
  • ISBN：198488039X
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Reviews

Jennifer Schultz ，

HALF AMERICAN is a vitally important read。 African-American involvement in World War II has long been neglected or dismissed。 Matthew F。 Delmont vividly brings to life the heroism of African-American World War II verterans， the battles they constantly faced at home and abroad， and the horrific ways they were treated and targeted after their active war service ended。 A must-have for your World War II library/bookstore section。 Many thanks to Viking and NetGalley for a digital review copy in excha HALF AMERICAN is a vitally important read。 African-American involvement in World War II has long been neglected or dismissed。 Matthew F。 Delmont vividly brings to life the heroism of African-American World War II verterans， the battles they constantly faced at home and abroad， and the horrific ways they were treated and targeted after their active war service ended。 A must-have for your World War II library/bookstore section。 Many thanks to Viking and NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Jillian Doherty ，

I don’t often add an excerpt within a review， but a book this important deserves to be as brilliantly characterized， as the author does so throughout this epic history。 Delmont’s definitive and deftly drawn history needs to be read， shared， and wide exposures！“All of these contemporary battles and many others have their roots in WWII。 Stories of the war that do not reckon with the Black American experience leave us ill-prepared to understand the present and rudderless as we try to navigate the f I don’t often add an excerpt within a review， but a book this important deserves to be as brilliantly characterized， as the author does so throughout this epic history。 Delmont’s definitive and deftly drawn history needs to be read， shared， and wide exposures！“All of these contemporary battles and many others have their roots in WWII。 Stories of the war that do not reckon with the Black American experience leave us ill-prepared to understand the present and rudderless as we try to navigate the future。 Ignorance is a luxury we cannot afford。 If we tell the right stories about the war， we can meet the resurgence of white supremacy as a deeply entrenched aspect of our country's political history and cultural life， rather than a surprise or anomaly。 If we tell the right stories about the war， we can see modern racial justice activism as the continuation of decades long struggle to make America an actual functioning democracy。 If we tell the right stories about the war， we can finally honor the sacrifices of the Black veterans， defense industry workers， and citizens who fought on foreign battlefields and in their own cities and towns so that no one would be ever again be treated as half American。”Galley borrowed from the publisher。 。。。more