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Waging a good war : a military history of the civil rights movement, 1954-1968  Cover Image Book Book

Waging a good war : a military history of the civil rights movement, 1954-1968 / Thomas E. Ricks.

Ricks, Thomas E., (author.).

Summary:

"A new history of the Civil Rights Movement with an emphasis on its nonviolent use of military tactics and strategy"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374605162 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xx, 422 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Military art and science > United States > Miscellanea.
Nonviolence > United States > History > 20th century.
Strategy.
Tactics.
Genre: Trivia and miscellanea.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch 323.1196073 Ric 31681010295848 NONFIC Available -

Thomas E. Ricks is the author of multiple bestselling books, including First Principles, The Generals, and Fiasco, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A member of two Pulitzer Prize–winning teams in his years at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, he has been called “the dean of military correspondents.” He lives in Maine and Texas.


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