The 758th Tank Battalion in World War II: the U.S. Army's first all African American tank unit
"In 1941, the U.S. Army activated the 758th Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit. After the war the 758th was deactivated but was reformed as the 64th Tank Battalion. Victorious over two fascist (and racist) regimes, black servicemen returned home to find segregation still the law....
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Jefferson, North Carolina
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| Summary: | "In 1941, the U.S. Army activated the 758th Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit. After the war the 758th was deactivated but was reformed as the 64th Tank Battalion. Victorious over two fascist (and racist) regimes, black servicemen returned home to find segregation still the law. Disappointment became determination to fight discrimination with the same resolve"... |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | viii, 206 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781476669991 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS / INHALTSVERZEICHNIS
THE SHADOW OF COMING WAR
THE DOUBLE V CAMPAIGN
THE LEE STREET RIOT
CAMP CLAIBORNE
CAMP HOOD
FORT HUACHUCA
RETURN TO CAMP HOOD
CAMP PATRICK HENRY
DESTINATION MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
BATTLE INDOCTRINATION AT THE GOTHIC LINE
PROBING THE GOTHIC LINE
FEBRUARY OFFENSIVE
REORGANIZATION OF THE 92ND INFANTRY DIVISION
SPRING OFFENSIVE
BACK TO THE HOME FRONT
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE 761ST TANK BATTALION?
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE 784TH TANK BATTALION?
LEGACY
AFTERWORD / BY FIRST SERGEANT JOSEPH E. WILSON, SR., USA (RET.)
APPENDIX: TANK SPECIFICATIONS / BY MATT HEWETT
DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT.
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