James E Westheider
Biographic Data
| ID | 5183583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James E Westheider |
| GIVEN NAMES | James E |
| FAMILY NAME | Westheider |
| SIGNATURE | WESTHEIDER J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cincinnati |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
James H. Willbanks. A Raid Too Far
Operation Lam Son 719 in 1971 was supposed to demonstrate the Army of the Republic of Vietnam's (ARVN) improved battlefield capabilities, and the feasibility of President Richard Nixon's Vietnamization policy. A Raid Too Far: Operation Lam Son 719 and Vietnamization in Laos is one of three important works published on the battle in recent years. In 2012, Military Bookshop published the declassified 1971 Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report and Uni…
Black Sailor, White Navy
The African American Experience in Vietnam
In this book James E. Westheider explores the social and professional paradoxes facing African-American soldiers in Vietnam. Service in the military started as a demonstration of the merits of integration as blacks competed with whites on a near equal basis for the first time. Military service, especially service in Vietnam, helped shape modern black culture and fostered a sense of black solidarity in the Armed Forces. But as the war progressed, …
The African American Experience in Vietnam
Introduction Chapter 1: African Americans in the Armed Forces before Vietnam Chapter 2: American Involvement in Vietnam and the Draft Chapter 3: The Black Military Experience in the Vietnam Era Chapter 4: Anti-War Sentiment and Black Disillusionment Chapter 5: Racial Violence in the Military and the Military Response Chapter 6: Vietnamization and Going Home Appendixes Documents Bibliographic Essay
The Brothers' Vietnam War
Fighting on Two Fronts
The racial tensions that have long plagued American society exist to a much lesser extent in the military where the bond of common pursuit and shared experience renders race less relevant. Or so conventional wisdom has long held. In this dramatic history of race relations during the Vietnam war, James E. Westheider illustrates how American soldiers in Vietnam grappled with many of the same racial conflicts that were tearing apart their homeland t…
Fighting on Two Fronts
Journal Article Fighting on Two Fronts: African Americans and the Vietnam War. By James E. Westheider. (New York: New York University Press, 1997. x, 238 pp. $24.95, ISBN 0-8147-9301-0) Get access Bob Buzzanco Bob Buzzanco University of Houston, Houston, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 85, Issue 1, June 1998, Page 311, https://doi.org/10.2307/2568576 Published: 01 …
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Fighting on Two Fronts
The racial tensions that have long plagued American society exist to a much lesser extent in the military where the bond of common pursuit and shared experience renders race less relevant. Or so conventional wisdom has long held. In this dramatic history of race relations during the Vietnam war, James E. Westheider illustrates how American soldiers in Vietnam grappled with many of the same racial conflicts that were tearing apart their homeland t…
Fighting on Two Fronts
Journal Article Fighting on Two Fronts: African Americans and the Vietnam War. By James E. Westheider. (New York: New York University Press, 1997. x, 238 pp. $24.95, ISBN 0-8147-9301-0) Get access Bob Buzzanco Bob Buzzanco University of Houston, Houston, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 85, Issue 1, June 1998, Page 311, https://doi.org/10.2307/2568576 Published: 01 …
The Brothers' Vietnam War
The African American Experience in Vietnam
In this book James E. Westheider explores the social and professional paradoxes facing African-American soldiers in Vietnam. Service in the military started as a demonstration of the merits of integration as blacks competed with whites on a near equal basis for the first time. Military service, especially service in Vietnam, helped shape modern black culture and fostered a sense of black solidarity in the Armed Forces. But as the war progressed, …
The African American Experience in Vietnam
Introduction Chapter 1: African Americans in the Armed Forces before Vietnam Chapter 2: American Involvement in Vietnam and the Draft Chapter 3: The Black Military Experience in the Vietnam Era Chapter 4: Anti-War Sentiment and Black Disillusionment Chapter 5: Racial Violence in the Military and the Military Response Chapter 6: Vietnamization and Going Home Appendixes Documents Bibliographic Essay
Black Sailor, White Navy
James H. Willbanks. A Raid Too Far
Operation Lam Son 719 in 1971 was supposed to demonstrate the Army of the Republic of Vietnam's (ARVN) improved battlefield capabilities, and the feasibility of President Richard Nixon's Vietnamization policy. A Raid Too Far: Operation Lam Son 719 and Vietnamization in Laos is one of three important works published on the battle in recent years. In 2012, Military Bookshop published the declassified 1971 Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report and Uni…
History (6 works) · Vietnam War (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Law (4 works) · History (3 works) · Race, History, and American Society (3 works) · African american (2 works) · American Political and Social Dynamics (2 works)