Buffalo Soldiers in Italy: Black Americans in World War II

Buffalo Soldiers in Italy: Black Americans in World War II
ISBN-10
1476621519
ISBN-13
9781476621517
Category
History
Pages
223
Language
English
Published
2016-05-06
Publisher
McFarland
Author
Hondon B. Hargrove

Description

The 92nd Infantry (“Buffalo”) Division was the last segregated (all-black) U.S. Army division and the only black division to fight in World War II in Europe. The few media references to the division have reflected generally unfavorable contemporary evaluations by white commanders. The present work reflects an analysis of numerous records and interviews that refute the negative impressions and demonstrate that these 13,500 soldiers gained their share of victories under hardships no others were expected to meet.

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