Hidden Heroism: Black Soldiers in America's Wars

by Robert B. Edgerton

Book Overview

In Hidden Heroism, Robert Edgerton investigates the history of Afro-American participation in American wars, from the French and Indian War to the present. He argues that blacks in American society have long-suffered from a "natural coward" stereotype that is implicit in the racism propagated from America's earliest days, and often intensified as blacks slowly received freedom in American society. For instance, blacks served admirably in various...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081334025X
• ISBN13: 9780813340258
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Book

book tries to shed light on forgotten contributions that blacks have made to building america.

Great Book on Military History and American Culture

I highly recommend this book if you are interested in understanding the contribution of African-American in U.S. wars. I am a former Army officer and an African-American. Until I read this book I never knew the extent that African-American's heroism despite being oppressed by their fellow soldiers and civilians. I appreciate Mr. Edgerton's efforts in researching facts that where previously forgotten or otherwise went untold for many year.