Blood for Dignity: The Story of the First Integrated Combat Unit in the U.S. Army
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312300352 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lauren A. Anderson said My Dad. My father is one of the brave men featured in this book. He was and will always be my hero. Guess I'm a little biased, but those are the facts. It's a shame 50+ years had to go by before any Bronze Stars were awarded to the men for their bravery.. Gives recognition but also tells an exciting battle story As the son of a 99th Division infantryman, I heard stories of The Battle of the Bulge, and the Remagan Bridge battles. So when I saw this unique book on the first "integrated" army units of WWII, many serving in the 99th, I purchased it. Just as Chinese workers were rarely pictured in the 19th Century railway construction photos, black soldiers never appeared in popular WWII films, except when seen as laborers, servants, orderlies, or drivers. Thi. Anne Dellinger said Heroes Again and Again. I read this book years ago and have found my thoughts returning to it often. No one to whom I've mentioned it, though, has been familiar with the facts. They should be far better known. These soldiers, from many units, were invited to volunteer for an all-black unit assigned to "mop up" during the highly dangerous last months in Germany.Although their performances far exceeded expectations, they were accorded almost none of the recognition, honors
The 5th of K finally saw combat at the Remagen Bridgehead as they fought side-by-side with white soldiers, driving back a dangerous German army in 1945. David P. From basic training in the deep south, to hard labor in Europe, these men traveled a long and difficult road before they could take up arms for their country. The integration of African American platoons with white combat units at the tail end of World War II almost didn’t happen. Thanks to in-depth interviews with many of those who fought in and alongside the 5th of K, author David P. With the press
Colley (The Road to Victory: The Untold Story of Wold War II's Red Ball Express) presents the men directly, flaws and all. Its subject is the African-American platoons added to white rifle companies near the end of the war in Europe because of a desperate shortage of infantry replacements. The black platoons have been frequently mentioned but not covered in such detail before, and the author has added capsule accounts of the African-American experience in the military before World War II and the assaults on their dignity in that war before they were allowed to shed blood. Ably