Winner of the Pritzker Prize for Military HistoryA New York Times Notable BookFrom one of our finest military historians; a monumental work that shows us at once the truly global reach of World War II and its deeply personal consequences. For thirty-five years; Max Hastings has researched and written about different aspects of the war. Now; for the first time; he gives us a magnificent; single-volume history of the entire conflict. Through his strikingly detailed stories of everyday people—of soldiers; sailors and airmen; British housewives and Indian peasants; SS killers and the citizens of Leningrad—Hastings provides a singularly intimate portrait of the world at war. Remarkably informed and wide-ranging; Inferno is both elegantly written and cogently argued. Above all; it is a new and essential understanding of one of the greatest and bloodiest events of the twentieth century.
#82882 in Books McGuire Danielle L 2011-10-04 2011-10-04Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .90 x 5.20l; .87 #File Name: 0307389243416 pagesAt the Dark End of the Street Black Women Rape and Resistance A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Pow
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. If he is going to make stupid statements he should know his factsBy santa cruz womanShould be taught in all schools. It documents the special ongoing oppression of black women by rape. They grew up knowing their bodies were not their own but the property of any passing white. This book documents the courage with which they fought back against overwhelming odds to report these crimes and receive legal justice and the ongoing failure of state and federal powers to take steps. The bus boycott was organized and led by women against a system where bus drivers were free to beat them and sexually harass them. Many were beaten and raped and lost their jobs but in the face of death did not give up. The crimes detailed here are horrid to read but the courage of the women and men who protested should not be forgotten. The book has a lot of footnotes and a long bibliography for those who want to read more and she has interviewed many who took part. Others have pointed that Rosa Parks was an active freedom fighter and that other women had been protesting bus unequal practices. It is well written and very readable. Mike Ditka football player who just stated there has been no oppression in 100 yrs should be forced to read this. If he is going to make stupid statements he should know his facts.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very Interesting ReadBy ladyglammityThis book is wonderful but sad and horrific concerning the things that have happened to african american women. The book is detailed so you must be able to read about gang rape; etc. If these issues are a trigger for you then reading this book is not a good idea. Certain parts made me cringe; and I had to stop reading at certain parts. With all of that said; it is a great read because it gives you another point of view of Rosa Parks and not just the Bus Boycott. She accomplished so much more than that. She was a key figure with the NAACP and I learned a lot about her life from this book. It is a tough read but I am so glad I got a chance to read it and learn about my history.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. We all know and love Rosa Parks as the tired woman who refused to ...By CynMcGuire opens with an extremely in depth account of the rape of Recy Taylor. The reader plummets into dialogue and descriptions that pertain to the rape of a woman coming home from church. Another woman enters the picture and her name is Rosa Parks; she is the investigator sent by the NAACP to document and assess this incident. In the first few pages of her book; Danielle McGuire has already made us question; why have we never heard this before? We all know and love Rosa Parks as the tired woman who refused to give up her seat; an action that supposedly started the Civil Rights Movement; and now we are informed that she was one of the NAACP’s best investigators? How perverse; that we would not know this history.Historiographies such as McGuire’s At the Dark End of the Street “stresses the abilities of southern black communities… the force that developed the infrastructure of the civil rights movement â€. Danielle McGuire presents us with a narrative of defending black womanhood as a means of fighting against white supremacy. Recy Taylor; and others like her; though rarely able to bring their attackers to justice; used their voices and their stories as direct action against the status quo.
