Reviews
Integrating the US Military: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Since World War II is recommended for both military history and civil rights collections and gathers the experiences of Afro-Americans, Japanese Americans, women, and gay men and lesbians in the armed forces in modern times.
This interesting history, well-documented with endnotes, is suitable for all students and faculty. Highly recommended.
Integrating the US Military continues the rich research on military organizations and the participation of Americans.
The volume clearly illuminates the importance of the military to American social change and provides a collection that would be especially valuable in teaching.
An engaging and broad group of essays by first-rate scholars that emphasizes the major roles minorities and women played in integrating the military. The comparative nature of the book makes it unique and especially attractive for college classes.
Book Details
Introduction, by Beth L. Bailey
1. Terror, Anger, and Patriotism: Understanding the Resistance of Black Soldiers during World War II, by Douglas W. Bristol, Jr.
2. Nisei versus Nazi: Japanese American
Introduction, by Beth L. Bailey
1. Terror, Anger, and Patriotism: Understanding the Resistance of Black Soldiers during World War II, by Douglas W. Bristol, Jr.
2. Nisei versus Nazi: Japanese American Soldiers in World War II
3. Does the Sex of the Practitioner Matter? Nursing, Civil Rights, and Discrimination in the Army Nurse Corps, 1947-1955
4. "An Attractive Career for Women": Opportunities, Limitations, and Women's Integration in the Cold War Mililtary
5. African Americans, Civil Rights, and the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War
6. Reform in Ranks: The History of the Defense Race Relations Institute, 1971-2014
7. Men's and Women's Liberation: Challenging Military Culture after the Vietnam War
8. Mobilizing Marriage and Motherhood: Military Families and Family Planning Since World War II
9. The Dream That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement and the Fight for Gay Military Service
Conclusion
Contributors
Index