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Even after the war, little changed for the Black community. One reason was the belief that military service would help fight discrimination within the U.S., a concept encapsulated in the “Double V” campaign promoted by Black leaders: victory over fascism abroad and victory over racism at home. “The trailblazing Tuskegee Airmen, 92nd Infantry Division, Montford Point Marines, and the 761st ‘Black Panther’ Tank Battalion served bravely in combat,” writes Delmont, “and Black troops shed blood in the iconic battles at Normandy and Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Bulge.” As the author shows in this illuminating history, military training camps were brutally segregated, and civilian Black Americans faced obstacles when applying for jobs in war factories. Once they were allowed to serve on the battlefield, they were indispensable. Even under appalling conditions, they served courageously, and the final victories in Europe and the Pacific would not have been possible without them. Due to prejudice among White military leaders, most Black soldiers were assigned roles in construction, transport, supply, and maintenance. Delmont sets the record straight.ĭelmont, a professor of history at Dartmouth who has written numerous books on civil rights and Black history, notes that he was surprised when his initial research revealed the number of Black men and women who served during the war: more than 1 million. Note: Unfortunately, we are unable to offer International Deliveries at this time.Black Americans played crucial roles in nearly every theater of World War II, but they have been largely ignored in historical accounts. There are no deliveries on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays. These delivery times are the maximum delivery periods that a purchase can take to reach our customers. Standard Delivery: Free (2-4 working days)Įxpress Delivery: £2.49 (reduced rate, 1-2 working days)Įxpress Delivery: Free (1-2 working days) Standard Delivery: £2.99 (2-4 working days)Įxpress Delivery: £4.99 (1-2 working days) If any items are missing from your delivery, please allow 2 working days for the rest of your order to arrive before contacting us at of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! We sometimes split orders between multiple parcels. Please note orders are only processed Monday-Friday. The orders go into our warehouse to be picked, packed and consolidated into one parcel where appropriate. We aim to process and dispatch our orders within 24 hours. Ultimately, it's as inspirational as the woman herself. Bold as Brass is candid, brave and laced with the warmth and humour that have made Hilary so popular. She tells how she faced a mother's worst nightmare, her son's heroin addiction, and fought back from a stroke that almost killed her. Admitting to terrible taste in men, Hilary opens up about her marriages and the destructive relationship she thought would break her. She built her own company, Pall-Ex, which today has an annual turnover of GBP100 million, never giving up even when she was so broke she couldn't afford to give her son a Christmas dinner.

When her father started working in the pub trade, Hilary did too - at the age of seven - and has been grafting hard ever since. She describes how her father's bankruptcy sparked a fierce determination in her not to end up the same way.

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Now, in this powerful memoir, she reveals the full story of her turbulent life. Hilary Devey is one of our most remarkable entrepreneurs and was an instant sensation when she appeared on Dragon's Den.

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