{"product_id":"not-only-war-victor-daly-9780813929712","title":"Not Only War: A Story of Two Great Conflicts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Only War: A Story of Two Great Conflicts\u003c\/i\u003e is the only World War I novel written by an African American veteran. In the book, Montgomery Jason, an idealistic African American college student, enlists to fight for freedom and democracy. When he falls in love with a French woman, he learns that freedom and democracy do not apply to black soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictor Daly wrote \u003ci\u003eNot Only War\u003c\/i\u003e in the midst of a major shift in America's racial dynamics. Hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved from the South to the North to work in wartime industries, and thousands more joined the American Expeditionary Force. Daly was among a small group of African Americans who trained as officers. He saw combat in France and was decorated for his service there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the war, when racial violence in America escalated, Daly and many other returning soldiers fought for civil rights. During the Harlem Renaissance, African Americans used literature to make the case for equality. In \u003ci\u003eNot Only War, \u003c\/i\u003e Daly portrays the effects of the color line on black soldiers in the segregated military. The two great conflicts in the book are the physical combat of war and the psychological combat of racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the original content of \u003ci\u003eNot Only War, \u003c\/i\u003e this paperback reprint includes three short stories and a previously published interview, as well as an introduction by David A. Davis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor Daly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813929717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813929712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 301","brand":"Victor Daly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042824024319,"sku":"9780813929712","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27f0574b-7710-470f-85a8-9986215d735d.jpg?v=1684963746","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/not-only-war-victor-daly-9780813929712","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}