With A Weapon And A Grin: Postcard Images of France's Black African Colonial Troops in WWI by Stephan Likosky HILDERBRAND

HILDERBRAND

The material depicted spans the period from the early days of WWII up to about 1965 and the beginning of US involvement in Vietnam

Colorful and fun

This new book is the follow-on work to the author's well-received Rations of the German Wehrmacht in World War II

and Frances Macdonald

With A Weapon And A Grin: Postcard Images of France's Black African Colonial Troops in WWI by Stephan Likosky HILDERBRANDTable of Contents In incorporating Black African soldiers on the European battleground in their war against the Germans in WWI, France needed to change the image of the African from that of savage to a loyal and courageous soldier, a non threat to French citizenry. What emerged was the Grand Enfant, a child like figure with a winning grin who nonetheless could be ruthless in pursuit of the Hun. Meanwhile, German propaganda persisted in portraying the