by Phillip McGuire (Author)
McGuire's study fills a major gap in social histories of the Second World War by placing Hastie's role in proper historical perspective. He demonstrates that, although he is largely ignored in the published literature, Hastie did more to effect changes in the placement, training, and promotion of black soldiers than any other single individual in the history of the American armed forces prior to World War II. Throughout, McGuire makes liberal use of primary source materials and comments from soldiers and other key figures to reinforce his argument.
Author Biography
PHILLIP McGUIRE is Associate Professor of U.S. History at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The author of Taps for a Jim Crow Army, his numerous articles have appeared in such publications as the Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Military Affairs, Journal of Negro History, Phylon, and The Researcher.