The lost eleven
Subtitle: the forgotten story of black American soldiers brutally massacred in World War II
By: Denise George and Robert Child
Contributors: Child, Robert, 1963- author
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781101987391
Subjects: African American Participation; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945; United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 333rd; Military History; United States; World War, 1939-1945; Atrocities
Other titles: Lost 11
Description: "Nearly forgotten by history, this is the story of the Wereth Eleven, African-American soldiers who fought courageously for freedom in WWII--only to be ruthlessly executed by Nazi troops during the Battle of the Bulge,"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: The world's greatest democracy; title: A quiet forest; title: The Berlin Olympics; title: The banning; title: A wall of photographs; title: Lebensraum; title: The baseball pitcher from Piedmont; title: The meeting at Berchtesgaden; title: Invasion!; title: The Belgian family; title: The war begins; title: The baker's son and the butcher's apprentice; title: The trip to Paris; title: The Einsatzgruppen; title: Part 2: The world at war; title: The surprise attack; title: The news at Wolfschanze; title: The date that will live in infamy; title: The changing world; title: The Christmas Eve message; title: The Louisiana riot; title: Drafted!; title: The risk; title: The Army's Jim Crow; title: The GI from Pontotoc County; title: Christmas of '42; title: The 155mm Howitzer; title: The early months of '43; title: The urgent message; title: The training manuals; title: The baby; title: Training; title: The helper; title: The visitor; title: The new POW compound; title: Operation Citadel; title: Disillusioned; title: The song; title: Late-night reflections; title: The weakening Reich; title: Part 3: Leaving Camp Gruber; title: Training in the U.K.; title: A stir in Britain; title: Planning an assault; title: D-Day; title: An invasion from the west; title: Arriving at Utah Beach; title: "Ready! Fire!"; title: The Symphony Serenade; title: The plot; title: The terrifying news; title: The push out of Normandy; title: Onward into battle; title: The surrender; title: Brest; title: The battle, fierce and deadly; title: The capture of Brest; title: The liberation of Paris; title: The bivouac; title: The young, the old, and the wounded; title: The reports; title: The long march to Belgium; title: The City of Light; title: The plan; title: Bivouacking in Belgium; title: Operation Greif; title: Part 4: The Battle of the Bulge; title: Life at the west wall; title: The rockets; title: The secret revealed; title: A sleepless night; title: "Just a phonograph"; title: "Too quiet!"; title: Darkness in the Schnee Eifel; title: The attack; title: "Screaming meemies!"; title: The death sentence; title: A long and deadly day; title: The breakthrough; title: Captured!; title: The P-47 Thunderbolt; title: Massacre at the Baugnez crossroads; title: The farmhouse; title: Unexpected hospitality; title: The arrest; title: The long wait; title: "Though l walk through the valley"; title: The rest of the story; title: What happened to the others?; title: Appendix 1: The Wereth 11 Memorial speech; title: Appendix 2: U.S. Memorial Wereth: info about Memorial and annual services, etc.