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Buch
Titel:
The black soldiers who built the Alaska highway
:
a history of four U.S. Army regiments in the North, 1942 - 1943
Enthält:
Pondering a pathway to Alaska -- Highway and pipeline approved -- The second emancipation order -- Blacks rush to enlist -- Black soldiers voice their complaints -- Army reluctantly assigns Black regiments -- Heading north -- Japanese attack justifies the Alcan highway -- The 93rd and the 95th start off with picks and shovels -- The 97th completes the highway -- The 388th does the heavy lifting -- An unexpectedly severe winter -- Surviving isolation -- The highway is praised, the pipeline criticized -- Identifying problems -- News coverage of Black troops suppressed.
Anmerkungen:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:
"This is the first detailed account of the 5,000 black troops who were reluctantly sent north by the U.S. Army during World War II to help build the Alaska Highway and install the companion Canol pipeline. Theirs were the first black regiments deployed outside the 48 states during the war"--Provided by publisher
"This is the first detailed account of the 5,000 black troops who were reluctantly sent north by the U.S. Army during World War II to help build the Alaska Highway and install the companion Canol pipeline. Theirs were the first black regiments deployed outside the 48 states during the war"--Provided by publisher