Fog of War: The Second World War and the Civil Rights Movement

by Kevin M. Kruse

Book Overview

It is well known that World War II gave rise to human rights rhetoric, discredited a racist regime abroad, and provided new opportunities for African Americans to fight, work, and demand equality at home. It would be all too easy to assume that the war was a key stepping stone to the modern civil rights movement. But Fog of War shows that in reality the momentum for civil rights was not so clear cut, with activists facing setbacks as well as successes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195382404
• ISBN13: 9780195382402
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"