Alexander M Bielakowski

Gebundenes Buch

Proud Warriors

African American Combat Units in World War II Volume 6

Beschreibung

Makes the case that the wartime experiences of combat units such as the Tank Battalions and the Tuskegee Airmen ultimately convinced President Truman to desegregate the military, without which the progress of the Civil Rights Movement might also have been delayed.

Autor

ALEXANDER M. BIELAKOWSKI is a former U.S. Army Reserve officer and the author of From Horses to Horsepower: The Mechanization and Demise of the U.S. Cavalry, 1916-1950; African American Troops in World War II; and U.S. Cavalryman 1891-1920. He is a professor of history at the University of Houston-Downtown.

Produktdetails

• American Military Studies
• Verlag: University of North Texas Press, U.S.
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 624g
• ISBN-13: 9781574418392
• ISBN-10: 1574418394
• Artikelnr.: 62068794