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03874aam a2200469Ia 4500 001 4545E9623A5E11E99DA6365497128E48 003 SILO 005 20190227010141 008 050812s2005 nyua b 001 0ceng d 020 $a 9780767909136 020 $a 0767909135 035 $a (OCoLC)61256865 040 $a ZS3 $b eng $c ZS3 $d BAKER $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d OCLCQ $d TEF $d GSC $d BDX $d SGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCL $d OCLCO $d OCL $d KAY $d SILO 043 $a e------ $a e------ 050 14 $a D769.306 761st $b .A24 2005 082 04 $a 940.54/21/08996073 $2 22 100 1 $a Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, $d 1947- $9 11892 245 10 $a Brothers in arms : $b the epic story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's forgotten heroes / $c Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anthony Walton. 250 $a 1st trade pbk. ed. 260 $a New York : $b Broadway Books, $c 2005. 300 $a xv, 302 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-287) and index. 505 0 $a January 9 -- Volunteers -- Soldiers -- ETO -- Blood brothers -- Field of fire -- The Saar -- The bloody forest -- Tillet -- Task force Rhine -- The river -- Home. 520 $a An NBA MVP and author of Giant Steps co-authors the story of the first all-African-American tank battalion to see combat in World War II, documenting how its members struggled with racial discrimination in spite of achievements that resulted in their emergence as one of the war's most highly decorated units. More than six hundred men would come together at Camp Claiborne during the Second World War to form the 761st Tank Battalion. They would hail from over thirty states, from small towns and cities scattered throughout the country, from places as varied as Los Angeles, California, and Hotulka, Oklahoma; Springfield, Illinois, and Picayune, Mississippi; Billings, Montana, and Baltimore, Maryland. Most had volunteered. Some were the middle-class sons of doctors, undertakers, schoolteachers, and career military men; among the officers were a Yale student and a football star from UCLA who would later make his mark in American sports and American history. Many more were the sons of janitors, domestics, factory workers, and sharecroppers. Their combat record in Europe during the war was noteworthy. They were to earn a Presidential Unit Citation for distinguished service, more than 250 Purple Hearts, 70 Bronze Stars, 11 Silver Stars, and a Congressional Medal of Honor in 183 straight days on the front lines of France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, and Austria. These accomplishments carried a significance, however, beyond the battlefield. The unit's official designation was "The 761st Tank Battalion (Colored)."--Publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $b Tank Battalion, 761st. $b Tank Battalion, 761st. $9 331065 610 10 $a United States. $b Army $x African American troops. $9 79535 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Regimental histories $z United States. $9 206387 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Participation, African American. $9 208300 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Europe. $9 211405 600 10 $a Smith, Leonard, $d 1924- $9 331066 600 10 $a McBurney, William, $d 1924- $9 331067 600 10 $a McNeil, Preston. $9 331068 650 0 $a African American soldiers $v Biography. $9 280617 650 0 $a Soldiers $z United States $v Biography. $9 202257 700 1 $a Walton, Anthony, $d 1960- $9 177893 856 41 $3 Sample text $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random051/2004045063.html 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random056/2004045063.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/random052/2004045063.html 941 $a 1 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909043753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4545E9623A5E11E99DA6365497128E48 994 $a C0 $b KAYInitiate Another SILO Locator Search