![]() ![]() I wish I could say this book is beautifully written. I was particularly struck by the unrelenting sense the characters felt of representing their race, of their every word and action being judged not only as an indictment on themselves, but as a judgement all their people would bear. All of this contributes to the realism that infuses this novel. ![]() “I love me some women in uniform,” Earl Hines says. ![]() The novel is extremely well-researched, even to the variety of slang used by the Black characters, the musicians, and the white army officers. Although the characters are fictional, many of the incidents they experience are taken from real events faced by these women.Īlderson writes with a passion and a deep understanding of the prejudice and segregation these women endured and their determination to face it with integrity and courage. Told from the point of view of two spunky young Black women, from the time they enlisted through their training and overseas deployment to their return to the U.S., we get an honest look at what Black women experienced during that period of history. Sisters in Arms takes us into the lives of the only all-Black battalion of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II. Sisters in Arms: A Novel of the Daring Black Women Who Served During World War II ![]()
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