{"product_id":"9781803993522-black-yanks-defending-leroy-henry-in-d-day-britain","title":"Werran Kate - Black Yanks Defending Leroy Henry In D - Day Britain - Hardcover","description":"Binding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Black Yanks Defending Leroy Henry In D - Day Britain\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Werran Kate\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: The History Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781803993522\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 30 Illustrations, Black And White\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Civil Rights \u0026amp; Citizenship","brand":"Werran Kate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51336937046321,"sku":"IN-G-9781803993522","price":27.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781803993522.jpg?v=1746969658","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781803993522-black-yanks-defending-leroy-henry-in-d-day-britain","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}