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Double Victory - by Ronald T Takaki (Paperback)

Double Victory - by  Ronald T Takaki (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From a Navajo code talker to a Tuskegee pilot, Takaki examines the many contributions and sacrifices of America's minorities--blacks, Chinese, Native Americans and others--during World War II. Photos.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A powerful multicultural history of Americans in World War II, from the acclaimed author of <i>A Different Mirror</i>. </b><br /><br /> A history of America in World War II is told through the lives of an ethnically diverse group of ordinary Americans struggling for equality at home and fighting for freedom overseas. Takaki's revealing book shows that there were more struggles -- and more victories -- during WWII than most people ever imagined.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Ronald Takaki (1939-2009) established the Ethnic Studies Ph.D. program at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught for thirty years. He was the author of six books, including <i>A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America</i> and <i>Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans</i>.

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