Foxholes and Color Lines: Desegregating the U.S. Armed Forces (Rand Book)

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The desegregation of the American armed forcesone of the most sweeping changes in the militarys historyis widely remembered as a straightforward relatively effortless process and a shining example of the effectiveness of Americas military command. Foxholes and Color Lines challenges this view revealing both the intense political conflict at the time and the strenuous opposition to racial integration within all branches of the armed forces.