Willing Patriots
Subtitle: Men of Color in the First World War
Publisher: Schiffer Military
Published: 2009
Format: 11x8.5
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780764332333
Subjects: African-American Studies
Genres: History
First sentence: Black Americans have a long hsitory of taking up arms in defense of freedom and democracy in America.
Description: Willing Patriots tells the story of Black Americans who served in the
U.S. Army in the First World War. The book provides the reader deeply
researched treatment of the organization, combat history/battle
participation of all black troops including the two infantry divisions,
supporting organizations of the Services Of Supply, and the special
troops. Additionally, the work contains an exhaustive bibliography of
primary and secondary references for each unit informing the reader
of sources for further study; lavishly illustrated with nearly 300 detailed
color and war-era photographs of these valorous men. These
rare and previously unpublished photographs are drawn from public
and private collections nationwide providing a lens into this long
forgotten aspect of World War I.
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