{"product_id":"9781624669514","title":"White War, Black Soldiers","description":"\u003ci\u003eStrength and Goodness\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eForce-Bonté\u003c\/i\u003e) by Bakary Diallo is one of the only memoirs of World War I ever written or published by an African. It remains a pioneering work of African literature as well as a unique and invaluable historical document about colonialism and Africa’s role in the Great War. Lamine Senghor’s \u003ci\u003eThe Rape of a Country\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLa Violation d’un pays\u003c\/i\u003e) is another pioneering French work by a Senegalese veteran of World War I, but one that offers a stark contrast to \u003ci\u003eStrength and Goodness\u003c\/i\u003e. Both are made available for the first time in English in this edition, complete with a glossary of terms and a general historical introduction. The centennial of World War I is an ideal moment to present \u003ci\u003eStrength and Goodness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rape of a Country\u003c\/i\u003e to a wider, English-reading public. Until recently, Africa's role in the war has been neglected by historians and largely forgotten by the general public. Euro-centric versions of the war still predominate in popular culture, Many historians, however, now insist that African participation in the 1914-18 War is a large part of what made that conflict a world war.","brand":"Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65419432395101,"sku":null,"price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9781624669514.jpg?v=1790190277","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9781624669514","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}