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Author:

Miller, Derek L., author. (DLC)no2016068014

Title:

Minority soldiers fighting in World War I / Derek Miller.

Edition:

First edition

Publisher:

Cavendish Square

Copyright Date:

©2018

Description:

112 pages : black and white illustrations, color illustrations, maps.

Subject:

20th century.--United States. Army--History.--History.
World War, 1914-1918--History.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, African American.
African American soldiers--History--20th century.
Discrimination.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The world goes to war -- Life at home -- The course of the war -- The Harlem Hellfighters -- The 371st Infantry Regiment -- A hero's welcome?

Summary:

This book looks at the valor of minority soldiers, what life was like before and after the war, and the way cultural shifts began when minority soldiers fought alongside Europeans.

Series:

Fighting for their country: minorities at war

ISBN:

1502626632
9781502626639

LCCN:

2016056239

Locations:

P1AX906 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Ottumwa (Ottumwa)