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Book Synopsis The 95Th Colored Engineer Regiment by : Mike Dryden
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 186 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.
Download or read book 28 October 1942 written by Mike Dryden and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-14 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 28 October 1942, a date that will live forever in Black military history, is the date the Alaska Highway was finished. This book 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 during WW II were African-Americans from the South. The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, set in motion the Alcan construction. The War Department ordered the Army to begin a road construction project from Dawson Creek, BC Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska. Despite all the trials and tribulation encountered by the Colored troops in Alaska, they proved to the "Brass" that they were capable of any task. Some same this was the beginning of the modern civil rights struggle.
Book Synopsis The Corps of Engineers by : Blanche D. Coll
Download or read book The Corps of Engineers written by Blanche D. Coll and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Official History of the Three Hundred and Fourth Engineer Regiment, Seventy-ninth Division, U.S.A. by : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. 304th regt
Download or read book The Official History of the Three Hundred and Fourth Engineer Regiment, Seventy-ninth Division, U.S.A. written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. 304th regt and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Official History of the Second Regiment of Engineers and Second Engineer Train, United States Army, in the World War by : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Regiment, 2nd
Download or read book The Official History of the Second Regiment of Engineers and Second Engineer Train, United States Army, in the World War written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Regiment, 2nd and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Official History of the Second Regiment of Engineers and Second Engineer Train, United States Army, In the World War by William Augustus Mitchell, first published in 1920, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Book Synopsis Photo History of the Black 95th Engineer General Service Regiment in World War II by :
Download or read book Photo History of the Black 95th Engineer General Service Regiment in World War II written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-12 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Photo History of the Black 95th Engineer General Service Regiment in World War II by :
Download or read book Photo History of the Black 95th Engineer General Service Regiment in World War II written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Three Hundred and First Engineers by : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. 301st regt
Download or read book The Three Hundred and First Engineers written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. 301st regt and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Freedom by the Sword by : William A. Dobak
Download or read book Freedom by the Sword written by William A. Dobak and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War changed the United States in many ways—economic, political, and social. Of these changes, none was more important than Emancipation. Besides freeing nearly four million slaves, it brought agricultural wage labor to a reluctant South and gave a vote to black adult males in the former slave states. It also offered former slaves new opportunities in education, property ownership—and military service. From late 1862 to the spring of 1865, as the Civil War raged on, the federal government accepted more than 180,000 black men as soldiers, something it had never done before on such a scale. Known collectively as the United States Colored Troops and organized in segregated regiments led by white officers, some of these soldiers guarded army posts along major rivers; others fought Confederate raiders to protect Union supply trains, and still others took part in major operations like the Siege of Petersburg and the Battle of Nashville. After the war, many of the black regiments took up posts in the former Confederacy to enforce federal Reconstruction policy. Freedom by the Sword tells the story of these soldiers' recruitment, organization, and service. Thanks to its broad focus on every theater of the war and its concentration on what black soldiers actually contributed to Union victory, this volume stands alone among histories of the U.S. Colored Troops.
Book Synopsis History of the 101st United States Engineers by : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. 101st Regiment
Download or read book History of the 101st United States Engineers written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. 101st Regiment and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wounded written by Nick Mann and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2017-07-07 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.
Book Synopsis The History of the 105th Regiment of Engineers by :
Download or read book The History of the 105th Regiment of Engineers written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway by : John Virtue
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.
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Book Synopsis African Americans at War [2 volumes] by : Jonathan Sutherland
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.
Book Synopsis We Fought the Road by : Christine McClure
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 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
Book Synopsis History of Company "E," 303d Engineers of the 78th Division, 1917-1919 by :
Download or read book History of Company "E," 303d Engineers of the 78th Division, 1917-1919 written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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