The U.S. Military and Civil Rights Since World War II

by Heather Marie Stur

Through examinations of U.S. military racial and gender integration efforts and its handling of sexuality, this book argues that the need for personnel filling the ranks has forced the armed services to be pragmatically progressive since World War II.

The integration of African Americans and women into the United States Armed Forces after World War II coincided with major social movements in which marginalized civilians demanded equal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440842051
• ISBN13: 9781440842054
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years