Werran Kate - Black Yanks Defending Leroy Henry In D - Day Britain - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Black Yanks is the story of how an African American soldier from Missouri ended up on death row in D - Day Britain and the extraordinary campaign that set him free. The drama plays out over a tumultuous six weeks set against a backdrop of the most audacious sea - borne invasion ever attempted. As the build - up to D - Day escalates Leroy Henry's story unfolds allowing us to view a pivotal point in history with an entirely new perspective: making race the special relationship and the British peoples collective powerful key considerations. This fascinating alternative timeline reveals an edgier wartime society hidden tensions in Anglo - American relations and the moment the British tabloid press learned to roar. Ultimately Leroy Henry's court martial and everything it stood for provoked mind - blowing decision - making at the highest military level. Kate Werran unearths a wealth of archival material to help disclose the story behind the first significant if uncelebrated win in the civil rights movement; a story that has been overlooked for nearly eight decades. Until now.
Title: Black Yanks Defending Leroy Henry In D - Day Britain
Author(s): Werran Kate
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781803993522
Pages: 30 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 11/12/2024
Category: Civil Rights & Citizenship