Black Soldiers in a White Man's War: Race, Good Order and Discipline in a Great War Labour Battalion (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781527507791)

This book investigates the story of 600 Black men from across North America and the Caribbean, who, in 1917, went to war in a labour unit, No. 2 Construction Battalion. Regarded then by senior Command as morally infectious, a century later they have become central actors in a powerful cultural myth, celebrated in folk tales, poetry, drama and text.

Black Soldiers in a White Manâ (TM)s War examines critically that mythical narrative. Based on service records of the 600 volunteers and 35 courts-martial in the unit, it probes the lives of these soldiers, who laboured in the forests of France during 1917 and 1918.

Black Soldiers in a White Manâ (TM)s War will shock some, but, for the majority of readers, it will present a fresh, vibrant portrait of a group of young Black men, who at a time of international crisis volunteered to fight the Kingâ (TM)s enemies. It will also open readers to experiences these men faced as they returned to a post-war racist society.

Author: Gordon D. Pollock
ISBN-10: 1527507793
ISBN-13: 9781527507791
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2018
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.70d