{"product_id":"9781624669521-white-war-black-soldiers","title":"White War, Black Soldiers","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo African Accounts of World War I\u003cbr\u003e\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 It remains a pioneering work of African literature as well as a unique and invaluable historical document about colonialism and Africa’s role in the Great War.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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451541893494,"sku":"9781624669521","price":39.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28169118.jpg?v=1760462925","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781624669521-white-war-black-soldiers","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}