{"product_id":"black-soldiers-in-a-white-gordon-d-pollock-9781527507791","title":"Black Soldiers in a White Man's War: Race, Good Order and Discipline in a Great War Labour Battalion","description":"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. \u003cp\u003eBlack 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon D. Pollock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1527507793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781527507791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge Scholars Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.70d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gordon D. Pollock","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623144534271,"sku":"9781527507791","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-soldiers-in-a-white-gordon-d-pollock-9781527507791","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}