Krewasky A Salter I

The Story of Black Military Officers, 1861-1948

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Produktbeschreibung

Black members of the military served in every war, conflict and military engagement between 1861 and 1948. Beyond serving only as enlisted soldiers and non-commissioned officers, many also served as commissioned officers in positions of leadership and authority. This book offers the first complete and conclusive work to specifically examine the history of black commissioned officers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780415716314
• ISBN-10: 0415716314
• Artikelnr.: 38394050

Autorenporträt

Krewasky A. Salter I is a retired United States Army Colonel who commanded a Patriot Missile Battalion and served as senior staff officer in the Pentagon. Salter taught at West Point, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and Howard University. He currently serves as the President and CEO of 4K Enterprises, LLC.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Native Guards 2. House Resolution 675 3. Limited Success, 1864-65 4.
The West Point Years 1870-1889 5. The West and the Spanish-American War
Years 6. A Campaign for Bars & A Brief Side Show 7. Fort Des Moines 8. Into
the Fray, Success or Failure 9. Full Share 10. Attack and Counterattack:
The Interwar Years 11. The Gate Opens 12. West Point and Annapolis
Revisited 13. The United States Army 14. The Army Air Corps 15. The United
States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard 16. Women Go to War 17. Epilogue:
War's End to EO 9981. Appendix I: Black Commissioned Officers 1861-1865.
Appendix II: Blacks Nominated to the USMA 1870-1887. Appendix III: Black
Commissioned Officers During World War I.