When the Nation was in Need: Blacks in the Women's Army Corps During World War II

by Martha S. Putney

Overview

Now in Paperback
Some 6,500 black women volunteered to serve in the segregrated U.S. military during World War II. Data to tell the story of these women came from many sources, including archival records, manuscripts, documents, contemporary newspaper accounts and interviews, statements, and the personal files of those who served. With photographs, illustrations, tables, and a bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810840171
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/1992
Pages:	245
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface Chapter 2 Blacks at Women's Army Corps Training Centers Chapter 3 Recruitment Chapter 4 Segregation Chapter 5 Black Units and Field Assignments Chapter 6 Notes and Reflections Chapter 7 Epilogue

Editorial Reviews

Valuable appendixes....

American Historical Review

...the most comprehensive survey to date.... Racism and sexism are twin themes of this book. All levels.

Choice Reviews

...the most comprehensive survey to date.... Racism and sexism are twin themes of this book. All levels.

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Valuable appendixes....--American Historical Review

...the most comprehensive survey to date.... Racism and sexism are twin themes of this book. All levels.--CHOICE

From the Publisher

...the most comprehensive survey to date.... Racism and sexism are twin themes of this book. All levels.

CHOICE

It was only in 1943, two years after Pearl Harbor, that the Women's Army Corps became an integral part of the US Army. A retired history professor and herself a former officer in the Corps, Putney tells the story of the black women who volunteered and served in a sexually and racially segregated army during the war. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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