The Black Panthers: A Story of Race, War, and Courage-the 761st Tank Battalion in World War II

by Gina M Dinicolo

Book Overview

In a Segregated Military, the African American Armored Unit That Helped Patton Check the German Advance, Close the Rhine Ring, and Spearhead a New Postwar Army
Known primarily for being the first African American armored unit to see combat in World War II and as future baseball star Jackie Robinson's onetime outfit, the 761st Tank Battalion was forged in a devil's cauldron of heat and prejudice at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. Here, most viewed the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594162816
• ISBN13: 9781594162817
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Westholme Publishing
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"