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Houston, Ivan J.,
Houston, Ivan J.
United States.
United States.
United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns
World War, 1939-1945
History.
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Cohn, Gordon,
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Black warriors : the Buffalo soldiers of World War II : memories of the only Negro infantry division to fight in Europe during World War II / / by Ivan J. Houston ; with Gordon Cohn.
Author:
Houston, Ivan J., author.
Title:
Black warriors : the Buffalo soldiers of World War II : memories of the only Negro infantry division to fight in Europe during World War II / / by Ivan J. Houston ; with Gordon Cohn.
Publisher:
New York : iUniverse, Inc., [2009]
Copyright:
©2009
Description:
xviii, 212 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes a roster of 3rd Battalion, 370th Infantry Regiment senior officers.
Summary:
"No member of Combat Team 370 of the 92nd ("Buffalo") Division has ever forgotten the night of August 23, 1944, when the team prepared to enter combat for the first time. This adventure along the banks of the Arno River was no training exercise: it was war. The regimental combat team consisted of 4,000 men, mostly southern Negroes of modest education and a small complement of college men, including author Ivan J. Houston, who was nineteen years old"--Jacket flap.
Contents:
Preparation -- Entry into combat : August 1944 -- September -- October : Mount Cauala, Seravezza, and "melting away" -- November -- December -- January 1945 -- February -- March -- April -- May -- June -- The final days and heading home.
Local Note:
NMAF copy 39088019930007 gift from the author, Ivan J. Houston; signed copy.
Subject:
Houston, Ivan J.
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 370th. Battalion, 3rd -- History.
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 370th. Battalion, 3rd -- Registers.
United States. Army -- African American troops -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
Genre:
History.
Registers (Lists)
Added Author:
Cohn, Gordon, editor.
Added Title:
Buffalo Soldiers of World War II
Memories of the only Negro infantry division to fight in Europe during World War II
Catalog Source No.:
(OCoLC)ocn456473173
ISBN:
9781440127816
1440127816
9781440127823
1440127824
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D811.A3 H68 2009
National Museum of African American History and Culture Library Collection
39088019930007
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