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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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Additional Authors
  • Bielakowski, Alexander M.
  • Field, Ron.
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.
Subjects
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