Divisions: A New History of Racism and Resistance in America's World War II Military
By: Thomas A. Guglielmo
4.28
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The first comprehensive narrative of racism in America's World War II military and the resistance t…
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4.03
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
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3.94
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By: Emily Yellin
4.08
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"In war, love is a luxury. It comes at a high price... This brand of marriage, I guess, takes steady nerves."-Emily Yellin, Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II
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4.43
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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By: Robin D.G. Kelley
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By: Christopher R. Browning
4.10
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
Christopher R. Browning’s shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the … read more
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"The behavior of any human being is, of course, a very complex phenomenon, and the historian who attempts to "explain" it is indulging in a certain arrogance."-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"This story of ordinary men is not the story of all men. The reserve policemen faced choices, and most of them committed terrible deeds. But those who killed cannot be absolved by the notion that anyo…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"What, then, is one to conclude? Most of all, one comes away from the story of Reserve Police Battalion 101 with great unease. This story of ordinary men is not the story of all men. The reserve polic…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"At the same time, however, the collective behavior of Reserve Police Battalion 101 has deeply disturbing implications. There are many societies afflicted by traditions of racism and caught in the sie…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
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By: Max Hastings
3.40
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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By: Erik Larson
4.24
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
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4.67
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
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4.27
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4.37
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4.22
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4.08
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4.31
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18. The Young Lords: A Radical History
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4.61
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"In this particular era of neoliberal capitalism, it's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism."-Nick Estes, Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance
"Obama spoke of being inspired by the courage of Black civil rights activists and freedom riders, who faced dog attacks, fire hoses, and police brutality, and “who risked everything to advance democra…"-Nick Estes, Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance
21. Divisions: A New History of Racism and Resistance in America's World War II Military
By: Thomas A. Guglielmo
4.28
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The first comprehensive narrative of racism in America's World War II military and the resistance t… read more
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