For those concerned about racism in this country, this beautifully written book will make a difference. As one reviewer notes: “Informed by scholarship and brought to life by the stories of people living today, Dr. Smith’s debut work of nonfiction is a landmark of reflection and insight that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of our country and how it has come to be” Each section of the class will focus on discussion of about fifty pages of Dr. Smith’s book. Participants should have read the fifty pages before each class.

This is the third in an OLLI@UGA series on Patton's Third Army. General Patton's fame rose to new heights following the relief of Batogne and the erasure of the "Bulge" during December 1944-January 1945. Difficult fighting lay ahead as the Third Army crossed the Our River in early February and fought their way towards the ultimate goal of a Rhine River crossing. Combat in the wine country of the Mosel River proved to be more costly than expected, with the German Army contesting every village in desperate fighting.

The fight during World War II for New Guinea was long and bloody. Soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army had a saying: "Heaven is Java, hell is Burma, but no one returns alive from New Guinea.” For almost four years the Japanese struggled to hold on to the jungle-clogged island. General Douglas MacArthur led the American Army in defeating the Japanese. The strategy of tying up needed personnel, planes, ships, and supplies helped the Americans fight in two areas of the Pacific.