African American Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Subtitle: A Biographical Dictionary, Civil War Through Vietnam War
Publisher: McFarland & Company; McFarland & Co.
Published: August 28, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780786413553
Subjects: American history: Vietnam War; Black studies; Military life & institutions; Reference works; United States; History - Military / War; Dictionaries; Social Science; Reference; USA; Medal of Honor; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; Military - United States; Dictionaires; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; African American soldiers; Biography
Description: "This text details the stories of the 88 African Americans who have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Each entry chronicles the acts of bravery and courage that led to the serviceman's receiving this honor. Beginning with a brief history of the Medal of Honor, the book is then divided into eight sections covering every major conflict from the Civil War through the Vietnam War. An appendix of the number of medals awarded by wars and campaigns, a bibliography, and an index are included."--Jacket.