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Book SynopsisAcclaimed military historian Beth Bailey shows how the US Army experienced, defined, and tried to solve racism and racial tension (in its own words, the problem of race') in the Vietnam War era.
Trade ReviewA detailed examination of the U.S. Army's efforts to address "the problem of race" in the late 1960s and early '70s . . . . [Bailey's] in-depth reporting on the Army's attempts to "assess and address Black soldiers' complaints" sheds light on what was accomplished, as well as how far there is left to go. It's a valuable study of the challenges to institutional reform."—
Publishers Weekly Bailey's account of the way the army responded to the growing crisis is original and informative."—Eric Foner,
London Review of Books Bailey has done a great service by exploring the military side of the "racial crisis" of the 1960s and '70s, a topic that has been underexplored by historians . . . . insightful."—Randal Maurice Jelks,
Los Angeles Review of Books
