{"product_id":"under-fire-9780750994354","title":"Under Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe trials and triumphs of Britain's black community during the Second World War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Bourne is a hero of our history\u003c\/b\u003e. He has published countless books, always accessible to all, on the hidden stories of our presence on these shores. Let’s honour Stephen for quietly shining a light on our history\u003c\/p\u003e -- Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterweaving profiles of specific characters with chapters exploring wider context, this is \u003cb\u003ean absorbing introduction to the experiences of black men and women in the Second World War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * BBC History Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Bourne is a tireless chronicler of the Black British history of the last century or so. \u003cb\u003eI love Stephen’s books because he gives voice to real people \u003c\/b\u003e– black soldiers, sailors, musicians, campaigners, doctors, nurses, broadcasters and so many more – that are often excluded from the broader explorations of Britain during war time\u003c\/p\u003e -- Patrice Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRestoration is a powerful act; Britain’s national narrative of the war, Bourne shows, cannot exclude Black Britons ... As is characteristic of Bourne’s work, the book is \u003cb\u003edriven by engaging personal narratives and enlivened by his fine eye for detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Michael Joseph * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBourne writes \u003cb\u003ean uncompromising account of the racism that people of colour faced in the Britain of the late 1930s\u003c\/b\u003e, and into the 40s, but also recognises the support they received in many quarters from the wider British society who often disliked the incidents of discrimination that occurred ... \u003ci\u003eUnder Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those \u003cb\u003ewonderful\u003c\/b\u003e history books that covers the grand themes and makes the key points about the barriers to equality, and the efforts to challenge racism through the stories of individual men and women ... This important book provides the stories of some of these people and is \u003cb\u003ea reminder that Britain’s past is one of diversity just as its present is\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Paula Kitching * The Historian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBelies the notion that we don't have enough black British heroes to celebrate\u003c\/b\u003e or enough resources to teach black British history in our schools ... Books such as \u003ci\u003eUnder Fire\u003c\/i\u003e open the door to respecting and honouring the diversity in Britain's war effort and, for that alone, Bourne should be congratulated\u003c\/p\u003e -- Dora Dixon-Fyle * Camberwell Quarterly *","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404598911319,"sku":"9780750994354","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780750994354.jpg?v=1730486948","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/under-fire-9780750994354","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}