Black faces of war: a legacy of honor from the American Revolution to today
(Book)
This commemoration of African-Americans in the U.S. military includes contributions from W. Stephen Morris and Luther H. Smith, one of the most-celebrated Tuskegee Airmen. Other black military heroes featured in the book include Crispus Attucks, the first man to die in the Revolutionary War; Lt. James Reese Europe, who brought jazz music to Europe in 1918; Lt. Charity Adams, commander of the only all-black Women's Army Corps unit during World War II; and Gen. Colin Powell, who served with distinction in Vietnam, became the first African-American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War, and retired a four-star general before becoming the first African-American Secretary of State.
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Morris, R. V. (2011). Black faces of war: a legacy of honor from the American Revolution to today. Minneapolis, MN, Zenith Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Morris, Robert V. 2011. Black Faces of War: A Legacy of Honor From the American Revolution to Today. Minneapolis, MN, Zenith Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Morris, Robert V, Black Faces of War: A Legacy of Honor From the American Revolution to Today. Minneapolis, MN, Zenith Press, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Morris, Robert V. Black Faces of War: A Legacy of Honor From the American Revolution to Today. Minneapolis, MN, Zenith Press, 2011.
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504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 156) and index. | ||
505 | 0 | |a The American Revolution, slavery, and the antebellum South -- The Civil War, western expansion, and Buffalo soldiers -- World War I : Black officers and the new Negroes -- World War II : Black women at war -- World War II : Tuskegee Airmen soaring above, 758th tankers rumbling below -- World War II : Song of the South Pacific -- Korea and Vietnam : combat integration and Black power -- The modern era and the evolution of Black leadership. | |
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