{"product_id":"the-war-within-a-war-the-black-struggle-in-vietnam-and-at-home-9780593537695","title":"The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author and journalist Wil Haygood explores how the Vietnam War became a mirror for the struggle of Black Americans--fighting for freedom abroad while demanding equality at home--and a powerful lens through which to understand the racial and political divides that continue to shape American life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With this book, Wil Haygood has become the preeminent chronicler of the Black experience in America.\" --Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Laureate for \u003ci\u003eThe Making of the Atomic Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eIn these masterful pages, Haygood reframes both the Vietnam War and the United States' unfinished struggle for equality.\"--Mitchell Zuckoff, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003e13 Hours \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLost in Shangri-La\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the lives of soldiers and officers, doctors and nurses, journalists and activists, artists and politicians, Haygood illuminates a generation caught between two battles: one on the front lines in Vietnam and another for justice and dignity in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong those at the heart of the story are Air Force pilot Fred Cherry, the first Black officer captured by the North Vietnamese and a hero to millions back home; Dr. Elbert Nelson, a doctor who came to Vietnam after watching TV footage of the Watts riots in Los Angeles and soon found himself amid rising Black soldier protests overseas; Wallace Terry, a groundbreaking Black reporter determined to expose the dynamics of race and war to the American public and Philippa Schuyler, a biracial concert pianist who traveled to Vietnam to rescue mixed-race orphans, many fathered by Black soldiers, and died trying to bring them to safety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurrounding their experiences are the cultural and political forces of the era, including Martin Luther King Jr., Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, and Lyndon Johnson, whose voices and actions shaped a decade of turbulence and transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe War Within a War\u003c\/i\u003e is both sweeping history and intimate revelation, capturing the tragedies and triumphs, the honor and hypocrisies, the courage and cowardice that shaped an era and whose repercussions resonate today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wil Haygood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593537695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWIL HAYGOOD is the author of ten nonfiction books, many of which have won literary awards. His book, \u003ci\u003eThe Butler\u003c\/i\u003e, was made into a film directed by Lee Daniels. Haygood has been a correspondent for \u003ci\u003ethe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. In 2022 he received the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award from the Dayton Peace Prize Foundation. A Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, Haygood is currently Boadway Visiting Distinguished Scholar at Miami University in Ohio.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Wil Haygood \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47659163287709,"sku":"9780593537695","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_52db3a19-eb38-4022-99ae-e5208e8a6b30.jpg?v=1771351993","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-war-within-a-war-the-black-struggle-in-vietnam-and-at-home-9780593537695","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}