{"product_id":"race-in-the-crucible-of-gerald-f-goodwin-9781625346834","title":"Race in the Crucible of War: African American Servicemen and the War in Vietnam","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen African American servicemen went to fight in the Vietnam War, discrimination and prejudice followed them. Even in a faraway country, their military experiences were shaped by the racial environment of the home front. War is often viewed as a crucible that can transform society, but American race relations proved remarkably durable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRace in the Crucible of War, \u003c\/i\u003e Gerald F. Goodwin examines how Black servicemen experienced and interpreted racial issues during their time in Vietnam. Drawing on more than fifty new oral interviews and significant archival research, as well as newspapers, periodicals, memoirs, and documentaries, Goodwin reveals that for many African Americans the front line and the home front were two sides of the same coin. Serving during the same period as the civil rights movement and the race riots in Chicago, Detroit, and dozens of other American cities, these men increasingly connected the racism that they encountered in the barracks and on the battlefields with the tensions and violence that were simmering back home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald F. Goodwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625346832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625346834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.12w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023","brand":"Gerald F. Goodwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073802629375,"sku":"9781625346834","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e9fbd95-9a1d-4d89-97aa-72cf28dd76f8.jpg?v=1685449993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/race-in-the-crucible-of-gerald-f-goodwin-9781625346834","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}