An American Uprising in Second World War England
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An American Uprising in Second World War England

Mutiny in the Duchy

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An American Uprising in Second World War England

Mutiny in the Duchy

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The shocking story of a WWII shootout between black and white GIs in a quiet Cornish town that put the British-US "special relationship" on trial. On September 26, 1943, racial tensions between American soldiers stationed in Cornwall erupted in gunfire. Labelled a 'wild west' mutiny by the tabloids, it became front page news in Great Britain and the USA. For Americans, it bolstered a fast-accelerating civil rights movement, while in the UK, it exposed unsettling truths about Anglo-American relations. With new archival research, journalist Kate Werran pieces together the shocking drama that authorities tried to hush up. Her narrative examines everything from the controversy of American segregation on British soil to the shocking event itself and the resulting court martial. Extracted from wartime cabinet documents, secret government surveys, opinion polls, diaries, letters and newspapers as well as testimony from those who remember it, this story offers a rare window into a little-known dark side of the 'American Invasion.'

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Publisher
Pen & Sword History
Year
2020
ISBN
9781526759559
Topic
Storia
Subtopic
Seconda guerra mondiale

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Dramatis Personae
  7. Maps
  8. Prologue
  9. Part I: The Prosecution – Day One: 15 October 1943
  10. Part II: The Road to Great Britain
  11. Part III: Britain at Last
  12. Part IV: Day Two: 16 October 1943
  13. Part V: Day Three: 17 October 1943
  14. Part VI: The Aftermath
  15. Epilogue
  16. Postscript
  17. Acknowledgements/Credits
  18. Notes
  19. Secondary Reading
  20. Plate section