Black Submariners In The United States Navy, 1940-1975
Contributors: Melvin G., Jr. Williams (Foreword)
Publisher: McFarland & Company; McFarland
Published: July 6, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 494
ISBN-13: 9780786419937
Subjects: Black studies; Naval forces & warfare; Submarines; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Second World War, 1939-1945; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; United States; Naval History - World War II; History - Military / War; Military - General; Military; United States.; USA; History; Military - Naval; Military - United States; African Americans; Navy; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Submarine forces; 20th century; Biography; Dictionaries
Description: "This exploration of African American submariners chronicles their service from World War II through the Cold War era. An historical overview of black sailors and the evolution of the Steward's Branch, to which black sailors were eventually restricted, precede descriptions of becoming a steward and a submariner, and of life as a submariner during World War II"--Provided by publisher.