Gerald Astor Livres
Gerald Morton Astor fut un maître historien dont l'œuvre s'est principalement concentrée sur les expériences profondes et souvent brutales de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Ses récits ont plongé dans le coût humain du conflit, examinant le combat du point de vue des soldats sur le terrain et des décisions stratégiques prises par les dirigeants. Astor a exploré des moments et des campagnes cruciaux avec des détails méticuleux, mettant en lumière le courage et le sacrifice des personnes impliquées. Son écriture a également englobé des dimensions sociales et politiques importantes de la guerre, y compris les luttes des Afro-Américains dans l'armée et la relation complexe entre la présidence et le conflit armé.
Although African Americans have always fought and died in defense of their country, even before there was a United States of America, it has always been an uphill struggle for them to partake of this fundamental obligation of citizenship. Despite hundreds of years of evidence to the contrary. European Americans, both well meaning and hostile, have persisted in questioning the ability of African Americans to fight in mortal combat for their country. So widespread and deep seated were these prejudices that supposedly scientific studies were used to try to keep African Americans from flying combat aircraft in World War II. Even today, with the armed forces fully integrated and following the ascension of Colin Powell to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest uniformed post in America's military, race still matters. Yet, as shown in The Right to Fight, the valorous service of African Americans in defense of their country is all the more remarkable given the nature of the society they have defended.
