A Breath of Freedom: The Civil Rights Struggle, African American Gis, and Germany

This moving and beautifully illustrated book, developed from an award-winning research project, examines the experience of African-American GIs in Germany since 1945 and the unique insights they provide into the civil rights struggle at home and abroad.

Author: M. Höhn, M. Klimke
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/17/2010
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780230104730

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2011

About the Author

MARIA HÖHN teaches German History at Vassar College, USA and is an established scholar of the American military presence in Germany.

MARTIN A. KLIMKE is a Research Fellow at the Heidelberg Centre for American Studies (HCA) at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.