Double Victory
A Multicultural History of America in World War II
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Narrated by:
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Edward Lewis
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Ronald Takaki
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Takaki also considers the racial biases that influenced important American government actions during the war, like the bombing of Hiroshima and the refusal to admit Jews into the U.S. Double Victory clearly demonstrates that World War II helped to transform American society and advance the cause of multiculturalism throughout the country.
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Critic reviews
"[Double Victory] depicts, forcefully and clearly, the first steps toward an America that could be color-neutral." (Publishers Weekly)
If you could sum up Double Victory in three words, what would they be?
Non-white men in WWIIWho was your favorite character and why?
I had no favorite character because all the characters were fun to learn about thire stories.Would you listen to another book narrated by Edward Lewis?
No, the narrator was extremely slow and mispronounced some words.Any additional comments?
This is not a good book for anything but a History class.If you like history....
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The structure of the book is to float from account to statement to charge, without probing beneath the surface, or arriving at a distinct conclusion. Someone from a minority group says that the US is no better than Nazi Germany. There is no analysis, critique, or evidence provided to support or subvert the claim. The author simply moves on to another claim. I'm not uninterested in the subject matter. But I need more meat!
Stream-of-emotions attacks
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