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The 784th Tank Battalion in World War II - History of an African American Armored Unit in Europe (Paperback)
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The 784th Tank Battalion in World War II - History of an African American Armored Unit in Europe (Paperback)
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With the onset of World War II, African Americans found themselves
in a struggle just to be allowed to fight for their country.
Individuals like Lt. General Leslie McNair and First Lady Eleanor
Roosevelt fought against the military's discrimination, arguing
that the nation could little afford to overlook such an important
source of strength. Their eventual success took the form of a
military experiment designed to determine whether African Americans
were as capable as white soldiers. The 784th was one tank battalion
formed as a result. Part of an effort to chronicle the history of
the first African Americans to serve in armored units, this history
recounts the service of the 784th Tank Battalion. Replete with
observations and comments from veterans of the battalion, it paints
a vivid picture of World War II as seen through the eyes of
soldiers who had to confront second-class treatment by their army
and fellow soldiers while enduring the horrors of war. It details
the day-to-day activities of the 784th Tank Battalion, describing
basic training, actual combat, occupation and, finally, the
deactivation of the unit. Special emphasis is placed on the ways in
which these war experiences contributed to the American civil
rights movements of the 1960s.
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