Author:

Myers, Walter Dean 1937-2014  Search this

Miles, William 1931-2013  Search this

Subject:

United States Army Infantry Regiment, 369th  Search this

United States Army African American troops  Search this

Physical description:

v, 150 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Type:

Juvenile literature

Juvenile works

Date:

2006

©2006

To 1964

Contents:

Defending America -- War in Europe -- Trench warfare -- Problem of race -- National guard -- Fighting 15th -- who would lead colored men into battle? -- Training the black soldier -- Spartanburg, South Carolina -- Carrying the flag to France -- On the line -- German offensives -- In enemy hands -- Battle of Meuse-Argonne -- Parade -- Red summer -- Heroes and men -- Selected bibliography

Summary:

The true story of the African American heroes of World War I, the soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, dubbed the "Harlem Hellfighters."

Topic:

World War, 1914-1918--Participation, African American  Search this

African Americans--Social conditions  Search this

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1060683