Black Valor: Buffalo Soldiers and the Medal of Honor, 1870-1898
Department of Defense historian Schubert (On the Trail of the Buffalo Soldier, LJ 11/1/94) offers here accounts of African Americans who won the Congrepssional Medal of Honor during the Indian wars and the Spanish American War. His work contains elements both of collective biography and of unit histories of the various campaigns for which the soldiers were decorated. Although this volume clearly evidences meticulous research, the sources available on the men themselves are too sketchy for satisfying reading. The book is organized by campaign, and the accounts of movements and battles are easier to follow, but even here, the narrative frequently halts to introduce the soldiers and describe the actions that won recognition. The work would have been more helpful had it been issued as a reference title. Nonetheless, given the popularity of the topic and the quality of information contained herein, it may be recommended for all collections.?Fritz Buckallew, Univ. of Central Oklahoma Lib., EdmondCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.