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Fighting for America : black soldiers, the unsung heroes of World War II / Christopher Paul Moore.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moore, Christopher Paul, 1952-2022.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- United States--Armed Forces--African Americans.
- United States.
- Armed Forces.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Segregation.
- United States--Race relations.
- Race relations.
- Racism--United States.
- Racism.
- African American soldiers--Biography.
- African American soldiers.
- Heroes--United States--Biography.
- Heroes.
- Armed Forces--African Americans.
- Military participation--African American.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxxi, 367 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : One World, 2005.
- Summary:
- Celebrates the contributions of African-American men and women to America's military efforts during World War II, citing their diverse roles in every theater of the war and the examining the systematic racism that plagued them at home and abroad despite their heroic exploits.
- Contents:
- Two Americas? (1776 to 1941)
- Pearl Harbor (1941-42)
- America's secret weapon (1942)
- Alaska to Guadalcanal (1942)
- The Atlantic war (1942)
- Ready for combat (1942)
- The road to Burma (1942-43)
- Black women at war (1942-43)
- FDR to Africa (1943)
- The Fighting 99th (1943)
- The long, hot summer (1943)
- Fighters over Anzio (1944)
- Landing in England (1944)
- D-Day (1944)
- Red Ball Express (1944)
- Sound off! (1944)
- Port Chicago mutiny (1944)
- Two trials and two generals (1944)
- Island to island (1944)
- Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's last charge (1944-45)
- The forgotten front: return of the Buffalo soldiers (1944-45)
- Captives of war (1945)
- WACs overseas (1945)
- The Holocaust (1945)
- Victory (1945).
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards - Nonfiction , Honor, 2006
- Other Format:
- Online version: Moore, Christopher Paul, 1952- Fighting for America.
- ISBN:
- 0345459601
- 9780345459602
- 034545961X
- 9780345459619
- OCLC:
- 57318147
- Publisher Number:
- 9780345459602
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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