The 758th Tank Battalion in World War II: The U.S. Army's First All African American Tank Unit

by Joe Wilson

In 1941, the U.S. Army activated the 758th Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit. By December 1944 they were fighting the Axis in Northern Italy, from the Ligurian Sea through the Po Valley and into the Apennine Mountains, where they helped breach the Gothic Line--the Germans' last major defensive line of the Italian Campaign.

After the war the 758th was deactivated but was reformed as the 64th Tank Battalion, keeping their distinguished...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476669996
• ISBN13: 9781476669991
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher