Foxholes and Color Lines by Sherie Mershon
The desegregation of the American armed forces-one of the most sweeping changes in the military's history-is widely remembered as a straightforward, relatively effortless process and a shining example of the effectiveness of America's military command. Foxholes and Color Lines challenges this view, revealing both the intense political conflict at the time and the strenuous opposition to racial integration within all branches of the armed forces.
A first-rate account of how, over a relatively brief period, America's military establishment transformed itselfTimes Literary Supplement Wonderful... This book is invaluable as armed-forces history. -- Harold Jackson Baltimore Sun Well-written, thoughtful, and incisive... A fresh look at why the armed services took so long to implement a policy imposed upon them by their civilian leaders. -- Dale E. Wilson Journal of Military History Mershon and Schlossman... provide the most penetrating and thorough account to date of the policies and tensions associated with this metamorphosis. Publishers Weekly
Sherie Mershon is a research fellow at the Center for History and Policy, Carnegie Mellon University. Steven Schlossman is a professor of history and director of the Center for History and Policy at Carnegie Mellon University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801872419 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801872413 |
| Title | Foxholes and Color Lines |
| Author | Sherie Mershon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year published | 2003-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 412 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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