{"product_id":"9780593537695","title":"The War Within a War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR - \u003c\/i\u003eAward-winning author and journalist Wil Haygood explores how the Vietnam War became a mirror for the struggle of Black Americans - fighting for freedom abroad while demanding equality at home - and a powerful lens through which to understand the racial and political divides that continue to shape American life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on the lives of soldiers and officers, doctors and nurses, journalists and activists, artists and politicians, Haygood illuminates a generation caught between two battles: one on the front lines in Vietnam and another for justice and dignity in America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong those at the heart of the story are Air Force pilot Fred Cherry, the first Black officer captured by the North Vietnamese and a hero to millions back home; Dr. Elbert Nelson, a doctor who came to Vietnam after watching TV footage of the Watts riots in Los Angeles and soon found himself amid rising Black soldier protests overseas; Wallace Terry, a groundbreaking Black reporter determined to expose the dynamics of race and war to the American public and Philippa Schuyler, a biracial concert pianist who traveled to Vietnam to rescue mixed-race orphans, many fathered by Black soldiers, and died trying to bring them to safety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSurrounding their experiences are the cultural and political forces of the era, including Martin Luther King Jr., Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, and Lyndon Johnson, whose voices and actions shaped a decade of turbulence and transformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe War Within a War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is both sweeping history and intimate revelation, capturing the tragedies and triumphs, the honor and hypocrisies, the courage and cowardice that shaped an era and whose repercussions resonate today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haygood, Wil","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48993546469630,"sku":"9780593537695","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/1532\/4335\/files\/War_within_a_war.png?v=1789852410","url":"https:\/\/wanderingraccoonbooks.com\/products\/9780593537695","provider":"Wandering Raccoon Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}