United States Army African American troops History Search this
Physical description:
318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2011
20th century
Contents:
Introduction : studying war -- World on fire -- Fighting the southern huns -- Men in the making -- At war in the terrestrial heaven -- The world's experience -- Saving Sergeant Caldwell -- Forewarned is forearmed -- Epilogue : the fruit of conquest
Summary:
For many of the 200,000 African American soldiers sent to Europe with the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI, encounters with French civilians and colonial African troops led them to imagine a world beyond Jim Crow. This work explores how WWI mobilized a generation.
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, African American Search this
