The 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion In World War Ii
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The 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion In World War Ii
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Author : Joe Wilson
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 1999-01-01
The 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion In World War Ii written by Joe Wilson and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with History categories.
Their motto was "Come Out Fighting," and that they did without fail. The 761st Tank Battalion - the famed "Black Panthers" - was the first African American armored unit to enter combat, and in World War II they fought in four major Allied campaigns and inflicted 130,000 casualties on the German army. And the fighting was intense - only one out of every two Black Panthers made it home alive. This is the complete history of the 761st, told in large part through the words of the surviving members of the unit. Richly illustrated, this work recounts how the unit was given long overdue recognition - the Presidential Unit Citation and the Medal of Honor - in recent years.
The 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion In World War Ii
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Author : Joe Wilson, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2006-07-17
The 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion In World War Ii written by Joe Wilson, Jr. and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-17 with Social Science categories.
This is a comprehensive record of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first African American armored unit to enter combat. Assigned at various times to the Third, Seventh and Ninth armies, the "Black Panthers" fought major engagements in six European countries and participated in four major Allied campaigns, inflicting heavy casualties on the German army and capturing or destroying thousands of weapons, despite severe weather, difficult terrain, heavily fortified enemy positions, extreme shortages of replacement personnel and equipment, and an overall casualty rate approaching 50 percent. Richly illustrated and containing many interviews with surviving members of the 761st, this work gives long overdue recognition to the unit whose motto was "Come Out Fighting." It recounts the events that in 1978--33 years after the end of World War II--led to the 761st Tank Battalion's receiving a Presidential Unit Citation, the highest honor a unit can receive. Also described are the efforts that resulted, in 1997--53 years after giving his life on the battlefield--in the Medal of Honor being posthumously awarded to Sergeant Ruben Rivers.
The Black Panthers At War The 761st Tank Battalion And General Patton S Drive On Germany
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Author : Gina M. Dinicolo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-01-15
The Black Panthers At War The 761st Tank Battalion And General Patton S Drive On Germany written by Gina M. Dinicolo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-15 with History categories.
Chronicles the 761st Tank Battalion as well as political and social luminaries of the day. Led by a small cadre of white and black officers, the men trained to the pinnacle of their craft and soon earned its coveted assignment to serve under General George S. Patton to fight head-to-head with the best of Hitler's arsenal..
The Black Panthers
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Author : Gina M. DiNicolo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The Black Panthers written by Gina M. DiNicolo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with African American soldiers categories.
Patton S Panthers
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Author : Charles W. Sasser
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-06-16
Patton S Panthers written by Charles W. Sasser and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-16 with History categories.
On the battlefields of World War II, the men of the African American 761st Tank Battalion under General Patton broke through enemy lines with the same courage with which they broke down the racist limitations set upon them by others—proving themselves as tough, reliable, and determined to fight as any tank unit in combat. Beginning in November 1944, the 761st Tank Battalion engaged the enemy for 183 straight days, spearheading many of General Patton's offensives at the Battle of the Bulge and in six European countries. No other unit fought for so long and so hard without respite. The 761st defeated more than 6,000 enemy soldiers, captured thirty towns, liberated Jews from concentration camps—and made history as the first African American armored unit to enter the war. This is the true story of the Black Panthers, who proudly lived up to their motto (Come Out Fighting) and paved the way for African Americans in the U.S. military—while battling against the skepticism and racism of the very people they fought for.
Brothers In Arms
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Author : Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2004-05-04
Brothers In Arms written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-04 with History categories.
A powerful wartime saga recounting the extraordinary story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit to see combat in World War II. “More than a combat story . . . it’s also the story of how black soldiers had to fight (literally and figuratively) for the right to fight the Germans.”—USA Today Kareem Abdul-Jabbar first became immersed in the history of the 761st Battalion through family friend Leonard “Smitty” Smith, a veteran of the unit. Working with acclaimed writer Anthony Walton, Abdul-Jabbar interviewed surviving members of the battalion to weave together a page-turning narrative based on their memories, stories, and historical accounts, from basic training through the horrors of the battlefield to their postwar experiences. Trained essentially as a public relations gesture to maintain the support of the black community for the war, the battalion was never intended to see battle. In fact, General Patton originally opposed their deployment, claiming African Americans couldn’t think quickly enough to operate tanks in combatconditions. But in the summer of 1944, following heavy casualties in the fields of France, the Allies—desperate for trained tank personnel—called the battalion up anyway. While most combat troops fought on the front for a week or two before being rotated back, the men of the 761st served for more than six months, fighting heroically under Patton’s Third Army at the Battle of the Bulge and in the Allies’ final drive across France and Germany. Despite a casualty rate that approached 50 percent and an extreme shortage of personnel and equipment, the 761st would ultimately help liberate some thirty towns and villages, as well as several branch concentration camps. The racism that shadowed them during the war and the prejudice they faced upon their return home are an indelible part of their story. Shining through most of all, however, are the lasting bonds that united them as soldiers and brothers, the bravery they exhibited on the battlefield, and the quiet dignity and patriotism that defined their lives.
Eventide
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Author : Kent Haruf
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2012-06-28
Eventide written by Kent Haruf and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-28 with Fiction categories.
Following the astonishing Plainsong, Eventide is Kent Haruf's second novel set in his imaginary landscape of Holt, Colorado. Harold and Raymond McPheron are finally waving goodbye to their beloved Victoria, a young mother with a first chance at an education. Betty and Luther Wallace are struggling to keep their heads above water and their children out of care, and in the same town young friends Dena and DJ find solace away from their own troubled homes. As these stories unfold and entwine, tragedy strikes the McPheron household and life is thrown irrevocably off course. Heart-breaking yet hopeful, Kent Haruf's Eventide is an unflinching depiction of the hardships of small-town life, lit up by astonishing moments of redemption.
The Black Panthers
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Author : Gina M. DiNicolo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-04-26
The Black Panthers written by Gina M. DiNicolo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-26 with African American soldiers categories.
In The Black Panthers: A Story of Race, War, and Courage : the 761st Tank Battalion in World War II, historian Gina M. DiNicolo tells the full and unvarnished history of this important American fighting force.
The 758th Tank Battalion In World War Ii
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Author : Joe Wilson, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-07-24
The 758th Tank Battalion In World War Ii written by Joe Wilson, Jr. and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-24 with History categories.
In 1941, the U.S. Army activated the 758th Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit. By December 1944 they were fighting the Axis in Northern Italy, from the Ligurian Sea through the Po Valley and into the Apennine Mountains, where they helped breach the Gothic Line—the Germans’ last major defensive line of the Italian Campaign. After the war the 758th was deactivated but was reformed as the 64th Tank Battalion, keeping their distinguished insignia, a tusked elephant head over the motto “We Pierce.” They entered the Korean War still segregated but returned fully integrated (though discrimination continued internally). Through the years, they fought with almost every American tank—the Stuart, the Sherman, the Pershing, the Patton and today’s Abrams. Victorious over two fascist (and racist) regimes, many black servicemen returned home to what they hoped would be a more tolerant nation. Most were bitterly disappointed—segregation was still the law of the land. For many, disappointment became a determination to fight discrimination with the same resolve that had defeated the Axis.
Brothers In Arms
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Author : Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Brothers In Arms written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.