Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes

Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes
ISBN-10
0767909135
ISBN-13
9780767909136
Series
Brothers in Arms
Category
History
Pages
302
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Authors
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anthony Walton

Description

Presents the story of the first all-African American tank battalion to see combat in World War II, documenting how its members struggled with racial discrimination in spite of their emergence as a highly decorated unit.

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