The Black Panthers: a story of race, war, and courage: the 761st Tank Battalion in World War II 9781594165849, 159416584X

In a Segregated Military, the African American Armored Unit That Helped Patton Check the German Advance, Close the Rhine

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English Pages (xxvi, 321 pages) : illustrations, maps Year 2014

The Black Panthers: a story of race, war, and courage: the 761st Tank Battalion in World War II
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Volunteers -- Soldiers -- ETO -- Blood brothers -- Field of fire -- The Saar -- The bloody forest -- Tillet -- Task forc

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For Dutton Caliber's American War Heroes series, the gripping and action-packed combat story of America’s most cele

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A poignant, honest tale about the vagaries of war, Return to La Roche-en-Ardenne gives a refreshing look at the triumphs

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Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics

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Did you know that Black people from around the world helped Britain fight in the First World War? How heroic were the p

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Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 The Nazi Juggernaut; C

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Independent tank battalions were small, self-contained armored units attached to larger infantry divisions as necessary

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