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Author:

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-

Title:

Brothers in arms : the epic story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's forgotten heroes / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anthony Walton.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Broadway Books,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

xv, 302 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Smith, Leonard,--1924-
McBurney, William,--1924-
McNeil, Preston.
United States.--Tank Battalion, 761st.--Tank Battalion, 761st.
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories.
World War, 1939-1945--African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe.
African American soldiers--Biography.
Soldiers--United States--Biography.

Other Authors:

Walton, Anthony, 1960-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-287) and index.

Summary:

Presents 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 their emergence as a highly decorated unit.

ISBN:

9780385503389
0385503385

LCCN:

2004045063

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