Booknotes+ : Matthew Delmont, "Half American"
The title of Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont's latest book is "Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad." Prof. Delmont, our guest this week, writes in his introduction that: "Nearly everything about the war \u2013 the start and end dates, geography, vital military roles, home front, and international implications \u2013 looks different form the African American perspective." He points out that ultimately, over one million Black men and women served in World War II.\xa0\xa0\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices