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Harlem's Hell Fighters: The African-American 369th Infantry in World War I
Stephen L. Harris
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Description for Harlem's Hell Fighters: The African-American 369th Infantry in World War I
Paperback. When the United States entered World War I in 1917, thousands of African-American men volunteered to fight for a country that granted them only limited civil rights. Many from New York City joined the 15th N.Y. Infantry, a National Guard regiment later designated the 369th U.S. Infantry. Num Pages: 356 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWN; JFSL3; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, thousands of African-American men volunteered to fight for a country that granted them only limited civil rights. Many from New York City joined the 15th N.Y. Infantry, a National Guard regiment later designated the 369th U.S. Infantry. Led by mostly inexperienced white and black officers, these men not only received little instruction at their training camp in South Carolina but were frequent victims of racial harassment from both civilians and their white comrades. Once in France, they initially served as laborers, all while chafing to prove their worth as American ... Read more
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, thousands of African-American men volunteered to fight for a country that granted them only limited civil rights. Many from New York City joined the 15th N.Y. Infantry, a National Guard regiment later designated the 369th U.S. Infantry. Led by mostly inexperienced white and black officers, these men not only received little instruction at their training camp in South Carolina but were frequent victims of racial harassment from both civilians and their white comrades. Once in France, they initially served as laborers, all while chafing to prove their worth as American ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781574886351
SKU
V9781574886351
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About Stephen L. Harris
Stephen L. Harris is the author of Duty, Honor, Privilege: New York’s Silk Stocking Regiment and the Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (Brassey’s, Inc., 2001), Harlem’s Hell Fighters: The African-American 369th Infantry in World War I (Brassey’s, Inc., 2003), and Duffy's War: Fr. Francis Duffy, Wild Bill Donovan, and the Irish Fighting 69th in World War I (Potomac Books, 2006). ... Read more
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