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Johnston Carolyn Ross |
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My father's war [[electronic resource] ] : fighting with the Buffalo soldiers in World War II / / Carolyn Ross Johnston |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Italy |
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States |
World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, African American |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Part I. War and Memory; 1. The Buffalo Soldiers at the World War II Memorial; 2. "This Is Your Father"; Part II. Becoming a Buffalo Soldier; 3. The Road to War; 4. Training at Fort Huachuca; 5. Marriage and Bisbee; Part III. The Fight to Fight; 6. Buffalo Soldiers in the Jim Crow Army; 7. Maneuvers in Louisiana; Part IV. Women Waiting; 8. "I'll Be Seeing You": The Long Wait; Part V. Facing the Gothic Line: War Stories in Black and White; 9. Combat in Italy: September 1944-January 1945; 10. From Defeat to Victory: February-November 1945 |
Part VI. Life after World War II11. Coming Home; Part VII. Afterword; 12. My Search for My Father's War; 13. Fort Huachuca; 14. Carlisle and the Battle for Memory; 15. Notes from Italy; 16. The Buffalo Soldiers at the Capitol Rotunda; Appendix I; Appendix II; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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My Father's War tells the compelling story of a unit of black Buffalo Soldiers and their white commander fighting on the Italian front during World War II. The 92nd Division of the Fifth Army was the only African American infantry division to see combat in Europe during 1944 and 1945, suffering more than 3,200 casualties. Members of this unit, known as Buffalo Soldiers, endured racial violence on the home front |
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