"Winner of the 2016 Sarasvati Award for Best Nonfiction Book in Women and Mythology, Association for the Study of Women & Mythology" "2015 Silver Medal Winner in the Independent Publisher Book Awards, World History category" "Selected for The New York Times Book Review's "The Year in Reading" 2016" "Shortlisted for the 2014 London Hellenic Prize" "One of Foreign Affairs' Best Military, Scientific, and Technological Books of 2015" "Selected for American...

"In addition to tracking the evolution of the black Confederate myth, Levin explores the roles that African Americans performed in the army with a particular focus on the relationship between officers and their personal body servants or camp slaves. In contrast to claims that these men served as soldiers in racially integrated regiments, Levin demonstrates that regardless of the dangers faced in camp, on the march and on the battlefield their legal...

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism and courage: the special Japanese-American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe; their families, incarcerated in camps back home; and a young man who refused to surrender his constitutional rights, even if it meant imprisonment. They came from across the continent and Hawaii. Their parents taught them to embrace both their Japanese...

Describes the crucial role played by African-American soldiers in securing victory for the Union in the Civil War.

Presentation of the little-known story of the American Revolution told from the perspectives of the African-American slaves who fought on the side of the British Royal Army in exchange for a promise of freedom.

"Sam Childers has always been a fighter. Born to a violent father and a mother of great faith, his life was a contradiction. With an affinity for drugs and women, the angry young man grew into a drug-dealing biker. But that was then. Nowadays Sam--along with the cadre of Sudanese soldiers he employs--spends his time in the most dangerous parts of Sudan and Uganda rescuing the youngest victims of war, orphans and child-soldiers. His mission is simple:...

Recounts the achievements of George Stephens and James Henry Gooding, two soldiers in the all-black Massachusetts 54th Infantry during the Civil War who became the war's first black correspondents.

"A deeply researched and sweeping history that redefines our understanding of the Amazons and their culture, tracking the ancient legend into the modern world and examining its significance today" --Amazon.com.

"The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, written by civil rights expert and Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont. Over one million Black men and women served in World War II. Black troops were at Normandy, IwoJima, and the Battle of the Bulge, serving in segregated units and performing unheralded but vital support jobs, only to be denied housing and educational opportunities on their return home. Without...

"Experience first-hand accounts of life in the American World War II internment camps and of Nisei soldiers who fought for the United States while their families were interned in camps throughout the United States. Included are stories of love and marriage, the MIS and 100th/442nd, resistance to the draft and the lives of young people caught up in the government action that followed the bombing of Pearl Harbor."