![]() In The Heart of Hell: The Untold Story of Courage and Sacrifice in the Shadow of Iwo Jima (Berkley, Mar. Though countless pages have been written about the Second World War, authors continue to unearth hidden histories. A 1992 study found that systemic racism prevented any African-American from receiving the nation’s highest decoration during WWII. The members of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion were crucial to the Allied victory, but did not receive their due: one soldier, for example, was nominated for the Medal of Honor yet did not receive it. ![]() The Buffalo Soldiers suffered discrimination from their fellow cavalry and their commanders, and as Linda Hervieux makes clear in Forgotten: The Untold Story of D-Day’s Black Heroes, at Home and at War (Harper, Nov.), African-American soldiers faced similar problems 50 years later. ![]()
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