Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Buffalo Soldiers in the Indian Wars The Buffalo Soldiers in the Indian Wars Fairfax Davis Downey Traces the history of four regiments of Negro soldiers created in 1866 specifically to help fight in the Indian Wars. OL1482424W
Buffalo soldiers Buffalo soldiers Catherine Reef Recounts the deeds of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, comprised of African American soldiers who kept peace between Indians and settlers on the western frontier, fought in the Spanish-American War, and pur… OL15280993W
The U.S. Colored Troops at Andersonville Prison The U.S. Colored Troops at Andersonville Prison Bob O'Connor 103 p. : 21 cm OL16216302W
Voices of the Buffalo Soldier Voices of the Buffalo Soldier Frank N. Schubert "This collection of documents illuminates the lives and experiences of the African Americans who served in the Regular Army between the Civil War and World War I and fought in some of the most diffic… OL18864771W
The Harlem Hellfighters The Harlem Hellfighters Max Brooks,Caanan White "From bestselling author Max Brooks, the riveting story of the highly decorated, barrier-breaking, historic black regiment--the Harlem Hellfighters. The Harlem Hellfighters is a fictionalized account… OL19669655W
The Tuskegee airmen The Tuskegee airmen Francis, Charles E. The Tuskegee Airmen participated in the most famous battles of the Italian peninsula, including the invasion of Salerno and of Anzio, the battles of Montecassino and of Rome; and then, in Southern Fr… OL2632226W
The Forgotten Heroes The Forgotten Heroes Clinton Cox It's a novel about the war between the Buffalo Soldiers and the Indians. Though the Buffalo Soldiers were fighting for the people, the people were fighting them because they were colored. This book t… OL2737246W
Brothers in arms Brothers in arms Kareem Abdul-Jabbar A powerful wartime saga in the bestselling tradition of Flags of Our Fathers, BROTHERS IN ARMS recounts the extraordinary story of the 761st "Black Panthers," the first all-black armored unit to see … OL3280898W
Liberators Liberators Lou Potter African-American soldiers - shunted in and out of the military, restricted to menial "service" positions, called to duty only in times of dire crisis. Brutal lynchings, frequent demonstrations, and s… OL4291563W
Lost Battalions Lost Battalions Richard Slotkin Constructed as a military history of two American army regiments of World War I, Slotkin's narrative functions as an inquiry into the soldiers'racial and ethnic backgrounds. Both units were raised in… OL464108W
The sable arm The sable arm Dudley Taylor Cornish A bona fide classic, the Sable Arm was the first work to fully chronicle the remarkable story of the nearly 180,000 black troops who served in the Union army. Hailed by such distinguished historians … OL4988808W
The Buffalo Soldiers The Buffalo Soldiers Tracy Barnett An account of the exploits of the African Americans known as Buffalo Soldiers, focusing on their part in the conflict between the Indians and the settlers. OL5954357W
The Hellfighters of Harlem The Hellfighters of Harlem Bill Harris "From Harlem to the Rhine to Paris - spanning military valor and musical splendor - the story of the fighting 369th, the modern U.S. Army's first all-black regiment, along with its military forbears … OL6443694W
The Harlem Hellfighters The Harlem Hellfighters Bill Miles,Walter Dean Myers The story of the Harlem Hellfighters is not simply one of victory in a war. . . . It is the story of men whoacted as men, and who gave a good account ofthemselves when so many people thought,even hop… OL98224W