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African American doctors of World War I : the lives of 104 volunteers / W. Douglas Fisher and Joann H. Buckley.
- 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.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (285 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "A century ago, during the Jim Crow era, 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. The infantry regiments of the 93rd arrived first and were turned over to the French to fill gaps in their decimated lines"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The biographies
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Physicians not able to serve on active duty and dentists who did.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-2317-1
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