xx, 504 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-476) and index.
Contents
Volunteers -- Soldiers -- ETO -- Blood brothers -- Field of fire -- The saar -- The bloody forest -- Tillet -- Task force rhine -- The river -- Home.
Summary
Presents the story of the first all-African American tank battalion to see combat in World War II, documenting how its members struggled with racial discrimination in spite of their emergence as a highly decorated unit.