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The African American Experience in Vietnam: Brothers in Arms (The African American Experience Series) Paperback – July 20, 2007

by James E. Westheider (Author), Jacqueline M. Moore (Series Editor), Nina Mjagkij (Series Editor)

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In this book James E. Westheider explores the social and professional paradoxes facing African-American soldiers in Vietnam. Service in the military started as a demonstration of the merits of integration as blacks competed with whites on a near equal basis for the first time. Military service, especially service in Vietnam, helped shape modern black culture and fostered a sense of black solidarity in the Armed Forces. But as the war progressed, racial violence became a major problem for the Armed Forces as they failed to keep pace with the sweeping changes in civilian society. Despite the boasts of the Department of Defense, personal and institutional racism remained endemic to the system. Westheider tells this story expertly and accessibly by providing the history and background of African American participation in the U.S. Armed Forces then following all the way through to the experience of African Americans returning home from the Vietnam war.

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Westheider analyzes the intersection of racial politics at home and in Vietnam, Civil Rights and the antiwar movement, the promise of equality with the reality of continued discrimination, and ultimately, the attempts to remedy those problems. This is both an excellent introduction to the topic, and a great addition to anyone who has begun studying Blacks in the military. Again, Westheider has provided us with an outstanding resource. -- Bob Buzzanco, University of Houston

This is a work that any serious African American history class or African American studies class will need. Westheider does a masterful job of analyzing how African American soldiers met the challenges of racism in the services and shaped African American culture. Westheider's expertise shines through a beautifully crafted, well-researched book. Scholars and students will appreciate this contribution to the field. -- Selika M. Ducksworth-Lawton, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Westheider reminds us why he is the pre-eminent authority on the history of the African American experience in Vietnam. Alongside a detailed assessment of the relationship between African Americans and their nation's armed forces, and of the racism confronting African Americans during the Vietnam era, he provides a nuanced analysis of Black responses to the hardships they encountered during this turbulent period of American history. In clear and accessible language Westheider tells a story of both adversity and achievement that will appeal to specialists and non-specialists alike. -- Chris Dixon, University of Queensland

A well written book. . . . The African American Experience in Vietnam is . . . excellent. ― Journal of Military History

Westheider offers a short, detail-rich analysis of the African American experience in Vietnam and in the antiwar movement. Students will learn much from these details of discrimination that informed the changes made by the military after the war to create a more truly integrated and meritocratic fighting force. The document set at the end of the book includes Medal of Honor citations, GI letters, and an excellent oral history interview that will let students do their own primary source analysis. ― Journal of American Ethnic History

James Westheider has used groundbreaking research and thoughtful historical chronology to tell a story within a story; that of the African American experience in the Vietnam War. He brings to the surface issues and concerns that have been long forgotten or hidden from the American conscious. From this work we can rewrite the history of the Vietnam War and include, as a central part, the experience of African Americans. -- Samuel W. Black, editor of Soul Soldiers and curator of African American Collections, Heinz History Center

[This book] can be used as an introductory text in courses on the history of African Americans in the modern U.S. military and offers a detailed account of the black military experience during the civil rights era.
― The Journal of African American History

About the Author

James E. Westheider is associate professor of American history and interim chair of the Humanities Division at the University of Cincinnati-Clermont College and a faculty member there since 1998. He is the author of Fighting on Two Fronts: African-Americans and the Vietnam War.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (July 20, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0742545326
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0742545328
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.02 x 0.55 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,326,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,287 in Black & African American History (Books)
- #4,298 in Vietnam War History (Books)
- #9,115 in African American Demographic Studies (Books)

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James Westheider is a Professor of American History and chair of the Social Sciences and Humanities Department at the University of Cincinnati-Clermont College. He and his wife Virginia, a college administrator, live with their dog Max, and their cats, Clio and Tucker, in Batavia, Ohio.