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Author:

DiNicolo, Gina M., author.

Title:

The Black Panthers : a story of race, war, and courage : the 761st Tank Battalion in World War II / Gina M. DiNicolo.

Edition:

First trade paperback.

Publisher:

Westholme PublishingLLC,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xxvi, 321 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Subject:

United States.--Tank Battalion, 761st--Tank Battalion, 761st--History.
United States.--Army--History--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe.
World War, 1939-1945--Tank warfare.
African American soldiers--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index.

Contents:

Why not me? -- Smooth and Taffy -- The call to Knox -- Shiny gold bars -- A good tempo -- Organization day -- Big-time maneuvers -- The case for tanks -- Aggressors in the West -- Big gun, more steel -- Face-off -- Lieutenant Jack Roosevelt Robinson -- Patton's welcome -- The battle for Lorraine -- The ordeal of Company C -- A step closer to Germany -- Village by village -- The German counteroffensive -- Sergeant McBurney's war -- Bate's return -- Task force Rhine -- We lived through it.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

9781594162817
1594162816

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)