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Lost Battalions : The Great War and the Crisis of American Nationality by Richard Slotkin (2006, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805081380
ISBN-139780805081381
eBay Product ID (ePID)50792541
Product Key Features
Book TitleLost Battalions : the Great War and the Crisis of American Nationality
Number of Pages656 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicMinority Studies, Military / World War I, Social History, Military / United States, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorRichard Slotkin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight33.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Reviews"A landmark account . . . Slotkin has written an extraordinary tale not only of their exploits on the battlefield but of their equally epic social struggle for recognition as worthy Americans untainted by their race and ethnic background." -- Carlo D'Este, author of Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life "An interesting and important book." -- San Francisco Chronicle, A landmark account . . . Slotkin has written an extraordinary tale not only of their exploits on the battlefield but of their equally epic social struggle for recognition as worthy Americans untainted by their race and ethnic background., Â"A landmark account . . . Slotkin has written an extraordinary tale not only of their exploits on the battlefield but of their equally epic social struggle for recognition as worthy Americans untainted by their race and ethnic background.Â"Â--Carlo D'Este, author of Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life Â"An interesting and important book.Â"Â--San Francisco Chronicle, "A landmark account . . . Slotkin has written an extraordinary tale not only of their exploits on the battlefield but of their equally epic social struggle for recognition as worthy Americans untainted by their race and ethnic background."--Carlo D'Este, author of Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life "An interesting and important book."-- San Francisco Chronicle, " A landmark account . . . Slotkin has written an extraordinary tale not only of their exploits on the battlefield but of their equally epic social struggle for recognition as worthy Americans untainted by their race and ethnic background." -- Carlo D' Este, author of "Eisenhower: A Soldier' s Life""" " An interesting and important book." -- "San Francisco Chronicle", "A landmark account . . . Slotkin has written an extraordinary tale not only of their exploits on the battlefield but of their equally epic social struggle for recognition as worthy Americans untainted by their race and ethnic background."--Carlo D'Este, author of Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life "An interesting and important book."-- San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.4/0089/96073
Synopsis"A work of stunning density and penetrating analysis . . . Lost Battalions deploys a narrative symmetry of gratifying complexity."--David Levering Lewis, The Nation During the bloodiest days of World War I, no soldiers served more valiantly than the African American troops of the 369th Infantry--the fabled Harlem Hellfighters--and the legendary 77th "lost battalion" composed of New York City immigrants. Though these men had lived up to their side of the bargain as loyal American soldiers, the country to which they returned solidified laws and patterns of social behavior that had stigmatized them as second-class citizens. Richard Slotkin takes the pulse of a nation struggling with social inequality during a decisive historical moment, juxtaposing social commentary with battle scenes that display the bravery and solidarity of these men. Enduring grueling maneuvers, and the loss of so many of their brethren, the soldiers in the lost battalions were forever bound by their wartime experience. Both a riveting combat narrative and a brilliant social history, Lost Battalions delivers a richly detailed account of the fierce fight for equality in the shadow of a foreign war.
LC Classification NumberD570.33369.S58 2005
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