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Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968
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Through the lens of battle strategy, planning and execution, a brilliant military historian provides new perspective on the history of the Civil Rights movement, and its on-the-ground battle plan for social change. Utterly fascinating reading!
#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the Civil Rights Movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world.
“Ricks does a tremendous job of putting the reader inside the hearts and souls of the young men and women who risked so much to change America . . . Riveting.” —Charles Kaiser, The Guardian
In Waging a Good War, the bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks offers a...
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