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Buffalo soldiers : African American troops in the US forces 1866-1945 / Ron Field & Alexander Bielakowski.
- Title
- Buffalo soldiers : African American troops in the US forces 1866-1945 / Ron Field & Alexander Bielakowski.
- Author
- Field, Ron.
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Osprey Pub., 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | UB418.A47 F54 2008 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 232 p. : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.
- Summary
- This book presents the history of African American soldiers, beginning with American Civil War and the Plains Wars, when they were nicknamed 'Buffalo Soldiers'. The book continues with their role during the age of 'American Imperialism, ' before their fighting in World War I trenches. This publication examines their participation in World War II and their fight against prejudice and discrimination until the desegregation of the armed forces.
- Subject
- United States. Army > History
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- "Previously published as Ron Field, Elite 107: Buffalo soldiers 1866-91; Ron Field, Elite 134: Buffalo soldiers 1892-1918; and Alexander Bielakowski, Elite 158: African American troops in World War II"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-225) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction-a birth of freedom / Ron Field -- New frontiers-buffalo soldiers 1866-91 / Ron Field -- Buffalo soldiers 1892-1941 / Ron Field -- African American troops in World War II / Alexander Bielakowski -- Conclusion-integration during the Cold War / Ron Field.
- ISBN
- 9781846033438 (hbk.)
- 1846033438 (hbk.)
- OCLC
- 212854845
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library