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Monthly Archives: October 2019

26 Oct 2019

Harold and Viola

by Andrew Speno | posted in: WWII, WWII: Pacific Theater | 0

Every once in a while, a trove of source material makes an entire work of nonfiction possible. At least, it can turn a run-of-the-mill narrative into a tale that hums and sparks with energy. I made the related argument in … Continued

Chinese Revolution, Communism, Harold Isaacs, WWII
20 Oct 2019

Roi Ottley’s World War II

by Andrew Speno | posted in: WWII, WWII: European Theater | 0

Roi Ottley thought of himself as a Negro. To him, Joe Louis, Paul Robeson, Langston Hughes, as well as the nameless dark-skinned American soldiers he reported on, were Negroes. To us, today, that noun never crosses our minds. If it … Continued

black press, racism, Roi Ottley, WWII

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