02254nam 2200505 450 991079425700332120230803211104.01-59416-584-X(CKB)4100000011458400(MiAaPQ)EBC6176615(EXLCZ)99410000001145840020201011d2014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Black Panthers a story of race, war, and courage : the 761st Tank Battalion in World War II /Gina M. DiNicoloYardley, Pennsylvania :Westholme,[2014]©20141 online resource (xxvi, 321 pages) illustrations, maps1-59416-195-X Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index.Why not me? -- Smooth and Taffy -- The call to Knox -- Shiny gold bars -- A good tempo -- Organization day -- Big-time maneuvers -- The case for tanks -- Aggressors in the West -- Big gun, more steel -- Face-off -- Lieutenant Jack Roosevelt Robinson -- Patton's welcome -- The battle for Lorraine -- The ordeal of Company C -- A step closer to Germany -- Village by village -- The German counteroffensive -- Sergeant McBurney's war -- Bate's return -- Task force Rhine -- We lived through it.World War, 1939-1945Regimental historiesUnited StatesWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, African AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsEuropeWorld War, 1939-1945Tank warfareAfrican American soldiersHistory20th centuryEuropefastUnited StatesfastWorld War, 1939-1945Regimental historiesWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, African American.World War, 1939-1945CampaignsWorld War, 1939-1945Tank warfare.African American soldiersHistory940.542173DiNicolo Gina M.1487530MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794257003321The Black Panthers3707432UNINA