Buffalo Soldiers: African American Troops in the US forces 1866-1945 (General Military)
"Through the years, African Americans, dubbed "Buffalo Soldiers" by the Native American tribes, have had a long and distinguished history of service to the U.S. military. Their devotion to duty, however, did not prevent them from being racially discriminated against by military comrades and civilians alike.This account takes the reader from their beginnings to the end of World War II. Despite African Americans' patriotism and willingness to fight, the US military was still segregated. As time elapsed, that would soon change. In 1954, the remaining African American units were fully integrated into the Army. The "Buffalo Soldiers" now stood side by side with other American servicemen of all races." -Military Heritage(June 2009)"Buffalo Soldiers, an attractive, heavily illustrated volume, briefly introduces the reader to the black soldier of the Civil War, including those of the First Kansas Colored Infantry that was "unofficially" organized in the summer of 1862, but it concentrates on the postwar years, beginning with the formation of the first regular African American  regiments authorized and raised in 1866 and ending with the first moves to desegregate the armed forces in 1946. The book, which is divided into three parts-"New Frontiers," "Buffalo Soldiers," and "World War II"-concludes with a short essay on integration during the Cold War, and although it contains no source notes, a nice bibliography is included." -Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains(Volume 31, No 4)