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The 95Th Colored Engineer Regiment

Author : Mike Dryden
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1524627917
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book The 95Th Colored Engineer Regiment written by Mike Dryden and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 95th Colored Engineer Regiment is a fictional account of a little-known historical fact; a third of the 10,000 plus US Army troops who built the Alaska-Canada Highway, also known as the Alcan, during WW II were African-Americans from the South. The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, set in motion a project to connect the territory of Alaska to the lower 48 states. The project had been on the drawing board for many years but had been on hold over budget concerns and the route. All of those issues became mute on December 7, 1941. The War Department ordered the Army to begin a road construction project from Dawson Creek, BC Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska. The project began in early 1942 when over 10,000 troops arrived in various locations to commence the 1500 mile road project. A little-known fact is that over a third of the workforce were African-Americans from the rural South. These former tenant farmers would demonstrate to the War Department they could use construction equipment, supervise the workforce and on one important project, the Sikanna Chief River Bridge, outperform the white units. The three Colored Regiments despite having been issued all the hand-me-downs from the white regiments, the worst sections of roads to be built and the least amount of support from the Alaskan Command, performed beyond expectations. The Colored Engineer Regiments were commanded by white officers, and NCOs and exposed to the same racial discrimination they had to endure in the South. But through hard work and dedication, these young men impressed the military leaders. Some historians believe the work of the Colored Engineer Regiments, the Tuskegee Airmen and the 761st Tank Regiment (Black Panthers) were the beginning of the drive to desegregate the Armed Forces by President Harry Truman in 1948.

We Fought the Road

Author : Christine McClure
Publisher : Epicenter Press
ISBN 13 : 1935347888
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book We Fought the Road written by Christine McClure and published by Epicenter Press. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We Fought the Road is the story of the building of the Alaska-Canada Highway during World War II. More than one third of the 10,607 builders were black; thought to be incapable of performing on a war front by many of their white commanding officers. Their task--which required punching through wilderness on a route blocked by the Rocky Mountains and deadly permafrost during the worst winter on record--has been likened to the building of the Panama Canal. Unlike most accounts that focus on the road's military planners, We Fought the Road is boots-on-the-ground and often personal, based in part on letters from the "Three Cent Romance," the successful courtship via mail discovered in the authors' family papers

Wounded

Author : Nick Mann
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN 13 : 1681813025
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (818 download)

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Download or read book Wounded written by Nick Mann and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three lifelong friends – Ben, Levi, and Tracy – take very different paths after high school, but all have brushes with danger and war. What happens in war? Only injury, if one is lucky. This powerful novel tells of Levi’s war with family tragedy and alcoholism, of Ben’s war with rage, and Tracy and Levi’s Vietnam War experiences. Ben is called to treat the wounds of war, both with his friend Levi, and in his professional role as an organizational consultant. This unusual combination of prequel/sequel to author Nick Mann’s 2013 debut novel, Forgetful, weaves compelling stories around the intersecting themes of urban renewal, the Vietnam War, addiction, and the professional and personal lives of contemporary black friendship networks. The gang from the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Michigan Park returns in his second novel to face challenges of love for one another and struggling with the complexities of their own existence.

The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway

Author : John Virtue
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786471174
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway written by John Virtue and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first detailed account of the 5,000 black troops who were reluctantly sent north by the United States 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 lower 48 states during the war. The enlisted men, most of them from the South, faced racial discrimination from white officers, were barred from entering any towns for fear they would procreate a "mongrel" race with local women, and endured winter conditions they had never experienced before. Despite this, they won praise for their dedication and their work. Congress in 2005 said that the wartime service of the four regiments covered here contributed to the eventual desegregation of the Armed Forces.

African Americans at War [2 volumes]

Author : Jonathan Sutherland
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1851093710
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book African Americans at War [2 volumes] written by Jonathan Sutherland and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-12-05 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating chronicle of the endeavors of African Americans who fought for their country: this book recounts their stories, their bravery, and their contributions. African Americans at War puts a human face on this neglected area of history. From pre-Revolutionary fighting against the French to cutting-edge combat against Saddam Hussein, these A–Z volumes underscore significant military contributions from African Americans. The two volumes provide comprehensive coverage of aspects including important historical figures; key battles, legislation, and rulings; honors awarded; regiments, formations, and squadrons; and significant places. Individuals portrayed include celebrated Revolutionary hero Crispus Attucks and Lieutenant Vernon J. Baker, who led his platoon in a near suicidal attack on German positions in 1945. Often marginalized in support functions and frequently given suicidal missions, African Americans have served with distinction and honor in all U.S. conflicts. Their stories, endeavors, and bravery are now chronicled in one accessible resource. This set investigates each war, the interwar years, integration periods, and acceptance of African American men and women on the military team. This is a fascinating compendium spanning all U.S. history.

The History of Blacks in Canada

Author : George H. Junne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313017107
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The History of Blacks in Canada written by George H. Junne and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-03-30 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating bibliography of source materials clearly demonstrates the significant roles blacks have played in the history and culture of Canada from its beginnings as well as their 400-year fight for equity and justice. Organized by area of endeavor and by province, the source materials detailed here reveal that blacks in Canada have created a rich, diverse, and complex legacy. This volume lists resources that point to blacks' history as soldiers, prospectors, educators, cowboys, homesteaders, entertainers, legislators, athletes, artists, servants, and writers. The most comprehensive bibliography about blacks in Canada that has been published, it is well organized to facilitate locating specific topics or people spanning black history. Also included are newspapers and videos that add their own unique contribution. Academicians, researchers, students, and interested lay people will find an organized compilation of a vast number of primary and secondary sources about blacks in Canada.

The Story of the Maine Fifteenth

Author : Henry Augustus Shorey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Story of the Maine Fifteenth written by Henry Augustus Shorey and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Crisis

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crisis written by and published by . This book was released on 1942-02 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Crisis, founded by W.E.B. Du Bois as the official publication of the NAACP, is a journal of civil rights, history, politics, and culture and seeks to educate and challenge its readers about issues that continue to plague African Americans and other communities of color. For nearly 100 years, The Crisis has been the magazine of opinion and thought leaders, decision makers, peacemakers and justice seekers. It has chronicled, informed, educated, entertained and, in many instances, set the economic, political and social agenda for our nation and its multi-ethnic citizens.

House documents

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1264 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book House documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The War of the Rebellion

Author : United States. War Department
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War of the Rebellion written by United States. War Department and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 1304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The War of the Rebellion: v. 1-53 [serial no. 1-111] Formal reports, both Union and Confederate, of the first seizures of United States property in the southern states, and of all military operations in the field, with the correspondence, order and returns relating specially thereto. 1880-1898. 111 v

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Author : United States. War Department
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The War of the Rebellion: v. 1-53 [serial no. 1-111] Formal reports, both Union and Confederate, of the first seizures of United States property in the southern states, and of all military operations in the field, with the correspondence, order and returns relating specially thereto. 1880-1898. 111 v written by United States. War Department and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Official records produced by the armies of the United States and the Confederacy, and the executive branches of their respective governments, concerning the military operations of the Civil War, and prisoners of war or prisoners of state. Also annual reports of military departments, calls for troops, correspondence between national and state governments, correspondence between Union and Confederate officials. The final volume includes a synopsis, general index, special index for various military divisions, and background information on how these documents were collected and published. Accompanied by an atlas.

Essayons

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781940804590
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Essayons written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ohio General Statistics for the Period ...

Author : Ohio. Secretary of State
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Ohio General Statistics for the Period ... written by Ohio. Secretary of State and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Black, White, & Olive Drab

Author : Andrew H. Myers
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813925752
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book Black, White, & Olive Drab written by Andrew H. Myers and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the first Army bases to implement on a large scale President Truman's call for racial integration of the armed forces, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, quickly took its place in the Defense Department's official history of the process. What reporters, and later on, historians, overlooked was the interaction between the integration of Fort Jackson and developments, in particular, the civil rights movement, in the wider communities in which the base is situated.In Black, White, and Olive Drab, Andrew H. Myers redresses this oversight; taking a case-study approach, Myers meticulously weaves together a wide range of official records, newspaper accounts, and personal interviews, revealing the impact of Fort Jackson's integration on the desegregation of civilian buses, schools, housing, and public facilities in the surrounding area. Examining the ways in which commanders and staff at the installation navigated challenges over racial issues in their dealings with municipal authorities, state politicians, federal legislators, and the upper echelons of the military bureaucracy, Myers also addresses how post leaders dealt with the potential for participation in civil rights demonstrations by soldiers under their command. Original and provocative, Black, White, and Olive Drab will engage historians and sociologists who study military-social relations, the civil rights movement, African American history, and the South, as well as those who are interested in or familiar with basic training or the American armed forces.

Order of Battle, U.S. Army, World War II

Author : Shelby L. Stanton
Publisher : Presidio Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Order of Battle, U.S. Army, World War II written by Shelby L. Stanton and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is an encyclopedic reference to all the U.S. Army ground force units from battalion through division, 1939-1946"--Introd.

General Orders and Circulars

Author : United States. Army. Division of Cuba
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1646 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book General Orders and Circulars written by United States. Army. Division of Cuba and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 1646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Of Duty Well and Faithfully Done

Author : Clayton R. Newell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803219105
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Of Duty Well and Faithfully Done written by Clayton R. Newell and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the eve of the Civil War, the Regular Army of the United States was small, dispersed, untrained for large-scale operations, and woefully unprepared to suppress the rebellion of the secessionist states. Although the Regular Army expanded significantly during the war, reaching nearly sixty-seven thousand men, it was necessary to form an enormous army of state volunteers that overshadowed the Regulars and bore most of the combat burden. Nevertheless, the Regular Army played several critically important roles, notably providing leaders and exemplars for the Volunteers and managing the administration and logistics of the entire Union Army. In this first comprehensive study of the Regular Army in the Civil War, Clayton R. Newell and Charles R. Shrader focus primarily on the organizational history of the Regular Army and how it changed as an institution during the war, to emerge afterward as a reorganized and permanently expanded force. The eminent, award-winning military historian Edward M. Coffman provides a foreword.