And Then We Heard The Thunder

Nonfiction, History, Germany, European General, Military, United States
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Author: John Oliver Killens ISBN: 9781786256461
Publisher: Lucknow Books Publication: November 6, 2015
Imprint: Lucknow Books Language: English
Author: John Oliver Killens
ISBN: 9781786256461
Publisher: Lucknow Books
Publication: November 6, 2015
Imprint: Lucknow Books
Language: English

A fictional portrayal of real events that occurred during WWII from Afro-American author John Oliver Killens, who had previously served in the Amphibian Forces in the South Pacific. Through his characters, the reader gains a close-to-the-bone account of what it was like to be a Negro soldier fighting in segregated units under racist commanding officers. The final chapters reveal one of the war’s best-kept secrets concerning the escalating racial tension between black American GIs and their white commanding officers. The story climaxes in a terrifying race riot, which took place on the seedy night streets of South Brisbane in March 1942.

Editorial Reviews:
“…a big and powerful, angry novel, pulsating with love and hate, laughter and tears, sex and violence, and all the other juices of life.”—Sidney Poitier

“…that big, polyphonic, violent novel…calls James Jones to mind.”—Saturday Review

“…A beautiful and powerful book.”—James Baldwin

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A fictional portrayal of real events that occurred during WWII from Afro-American author John Oliver Killens, who had previously served in the Amphibian Forces in the South Pacific. Through his characters, the reader gains a close-to-the-bone account of what it was like to be a Negro soldier fighting in segregated units under racist commanding officers. The final chapters reveal one of the war’s best-kept secrets concerning the escalating racial tension between black American GIs and their white commanding officers. The story climaxes in a terrifying race riot, which took place on the seedy night streets of South Brisbane in March 1942.

Editorial Reviews:
“…a big and powerful, angry novel, pulsating with love and hate, laughter and tears, sex and violence, and all the other juices of life.”—Sidney Poitier

“…that big, polyphonic, violent novel…calls James Jones to mind.”—Saturday Review

“…A beautiful and powerful book.”—James Baldwin

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