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African American doctors of World War I : the lives of 104 volunteers / W. Douglas Fisher and Joann H. Buckley.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Reading Room REF D 629 .U6 F57 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fisher, W. Douglas, 1938- author.
- Buckley, Joann H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army--African American troops--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Army. Division, 92nd--Biography.
- United States. Army. Division, 93rd--Biography.
- World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--United States.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- African American physicians--Biography.
- African American physicians.
- African American physicians--History--20th century.
- World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--France.
- World War, 1914-1918--Participation, African American.
- United States. Army.
- United States. Army. Division, 92nd.
- United States. Army. Division, 93rd.
- Physicians.
- Black or African American.
- World War I.
- Military Medicine--history.
- History, 20th Century.
- Armed Forces--African American troops.
- Medical care.
- Military participation--African American.
- France.
- Medical Subjects:
- United States. Army.
- United States. Army. Division, 92nd.
- United States. Army. Division, 93rd.
- Physicians.
- Black or African American.
- World War I.
- Military Medicine--history.
- History, 20th Century.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- African American doctors of World War one
- African American doctors of World War 1
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Summary:
- "In World War I, 104 African American doctors joined the United States Army to care for the 40,000 men of the 92nd and 93rd Divisions, the Army's only black combat units. Fighting alongside French and other American units, some of those doctors rose to prominence; others died young or later succumbed to the economic and social challenges of the times. Beginning with their assignment to the Medical Officers Training Camp (Colored)-- the only one in U.S. history-- Fisher and Buckley cover the early years, education and war experiences of these physicians, as well as their careers in the black communities of early 20th century America."--Back cover.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The biographies
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Physicians not able to serve on active duty and dentists who did.
- Local Notes:
- The Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complementary Collection.
- ISBN:
- 9781476663159
- 1476663157
- OCLC:
- 917343489
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