The 758th Tank Battalion in World War II
Subtitle: the U.S. Army's first all African American tank unit
By: Joe Wilson, Jr. ; foreword by William Holley ; foreword by Matt Hewitt ; afterword by Joseph E. Wilson, Sr
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781476669991
Subjects: United States; Tank warfare; Campaigns; United States. Army. Tank Battalion, 758th (1941-1945); World War, 1939-1945; United States. Army; African American troops; History
Other titles: Seven hundred fifty eighth Tank Battalion in World War II; U.S. Army's first all African American tank unit
Description: "In 1941, the U.S. Army activated the 758th Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit. After the war the 758th was deactivated but was reformed as the 64th Tank Battalion. Victorious over two fascist (and racist) regimes, black servicemen returned home to find segregation still the law. Disappointment became determination to fight discrimination with the same resolve"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The shadow of coming war; title: The Double V Campaign; title: The Lee Street Riot; title: Camp Claiborne; title: Camp Hood; title: Fort Huachuca; title: Return to Camp Hood; title: Camp Patrick Henry; title: Destination Mediterranean Theater of Operations; title: Battle indoctrination at the Gothic Line; title: Probing the Gothic Line; title: February offensive; title: Reorganization of the 92nd Infantry Division; title: Spring offensive; title: Back to the home front; title: Whatever happened to the 761st Tank Battalion?; title: Whatever happened to the 784th Tank Battalion?; title: Legacy; title: Afterword / by First Sergeant Joseph E. Wilson, Sr., USA (Ret.); title: Appendix: tank specifications / by Matt Hewett.