Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War

by Stephen Bourne

Book Overview

In this updated edition of his acclaimed study of the black presence in Britain during the First World War, Stephen Bourne illuminates fascinating stories of black servicemen of African heritage. These accounts of the fights for their 'Mother Country' are charted from the outbreak of war in 1914 to theconflict's aftermath in 1919, when black communities up and down Great Britain were faced with anti-black 'race riots' despite their dedicated services...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750990821
• ISBN13: 9780750990820
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"