The Brothers' Vietnam War

“Clearly focused on exploring the alternative notions of racial manhood which African American servicemen developed during the Black Power era, The Brothers’ Vietnam War is a welcome addition to the surprisingly small body of scholarly literature on the black experience in Vietnam. . . . Herman Graham’s exemplary use of male bonding rituals, storytelling, handshakes, and hairstyles to examine both gender consciousness and the soldiers’ and sailors’ transformation to group militancy should serve