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Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > Regiments
Equality or Discrimination? strives to close the gap in existing
literature and address the often-neglected field of research on the
discrimination of African Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces during
the Vietnam War. Despite the awakened interest of academics,
authors, artists, and experts from a multitude of fields and the
vast selection of literature on the Vietnam War and its veterans,
African Americans have received little attention until now. Based
on initial findings, Dr. Kimbrough analyzes key issues including
whether or not African Americans experienced racial discrimination
while serving. The study also focuses on whether the Vietnam War
was indeed the first fully integrated conflict in which the U.S.
attempted to engage in militarily without racial division. The
findings contradict the traditional image of equality in the U.S.
Armed Forces and provide the basis for the dissertation. Proving
that soldiers in the Vietnam War were NOT treated equally, Dr.
Kimbrough argues that African Americans experienced various forms
of discrimination during a tumultuous time in U.S. history in which
the opposite treatment of its soldiers was required.
The story of an Ohio regiment in the Civil War Originally published
in 1902 by Henry O. Harden's newspaper publishing company, History
of the 90th Ohio Volunteer Infantry tells its story through the
soldiers' personal letters, diary entries, and memoirs. Formed in
response to Confederate maneuvers in Kentucky in 1862, this
regiment was comprised of men from Fairfield, Fayette, Hocking,
Perry, Pickaway, and Vinton counties. They served in the Civil War
from 1862 to 1865 and spent much of their time in Tennessee bravely
participating in such battles as Stones River, Tullahoma,
Chickamauga, Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Franklin, and
Nashville. History of the 90th Ohio Volunteer Infantry contains the
memories and voices of the men who served in this unit. Asked to
reflect on their experiences nearly 40 years after their service,
these men recalled the miles they marched, the friends they made
and lost, the hardships they suffered, the fear they felt, and the
jokes they enjoyed. Harden covers the entire life of this regiment,
from the formation and early days to the fate of every member at
the close of the war. With its primary-source descriptions of
battles, miscellaneous stories and poetry, and listing of every
member and his fate, this book will be welcomed by those interested
in the Civil War and the role Ohio played in it.
A good detailed account of this Regiments work in East Africa in
WWI.A white unit, raised specifically for service in that campaign
and drawing its recruits from the pre-war Southern Rhodesia
Volunteers and the settler community at large.It saw a considerable
amount of action during its short existence.It also, in common with
other white units, suffered heavy losses from disease and the
general wear and tear of bush warfare.It was disbanded in 1917.The
nominal roll in this book is particularly helpful to medal
collectors and genealogists.It shows details of attestation dates,
highest ranks held, whether killed or wounded, and any awards made
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