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Author : Charles W. Sasser
Release : 2005
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Patton's Panthers by : Charles W. Sasser
Download or read book Patton's Panthers written by Charles W. Sasser. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Patton's Panthers" tells the fascinating true story of the first African-American armored unit to enter combat for the U.S. Army.
Author : Charles W. Sasser
Release : 2008-06-16
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 909/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Patton's Panthers by : Charles W. Sasser
Download or read book Patton's Panthers written by Charles W. Sasser. This book was released on 2008-06-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the battlefields of World War II, the men of the African American 761st Tank Battalion under General Patton broke through enemy lines with the same courage with which they broke down the racist limitations set upon them by others—proving themselves as tough, reliable, and determined to fight as any tank unit in combat. Beginning in November 1944, the 761st Tank Battalion engaged the enemy for 183 straight days, spearheading many of General Patton's offensives at the Battle of the Bulge and in six European countries. No other unit fought for so long and so hard without respite. The 761st defeated more than 6,000 enemy soldiers, captured thirty towns, liberated Jews from concentration camps—and made history as the first African American armored unit to enter the war. This is the true story of the Black Panthers, who proudly lived up to their motto (Come Out Fighting) and paved the way for African Americans in the U.S. military—while battling against the skepticism and racism of the very people they fought for.
Author : Joe Wilson
Release : 1999-01-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 678/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The 761st "Black Panther" Tank Battalion in World War II by : Joe Wilson
Download or read book The 761st "Black Panther" Tank Battalion in World War II written by Joe Wilson. This book was released on 1999-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their motto was "Come Out Fighting," and that they did without fail. The 761st Tank Battalion - the famed "Black Panthers" - was the first African American armored unit to enter combat, and in World War II they fought in four major Allied campaigns and inflicted 130,000 casualties on the German army. And the fighting was intense - only one out of every two Black Panthers made it home alive. This is the complete history of the 761st, told in large part through the words of the surviving members of the unit. Richly illustrated, this work recounts how the unit was given long overdue recognition - the Presidential Unit Citation and the Medal of Honor - in recent years.
Author : Gina M. Dinicolo
Release : 2016-01-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 673/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Black Panthers at War: The 761st Tank Battalion and General Patton's Drive on Germany by : Gina M. Dinicolo
Download or read book The Black Panthers at War: The 761st Tank Battalion and General Patton's Drive on Germany written by Gina M. Dinicolo. This book was released on 2016-01-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the 761st Tank Battalion as well as political and social luminaries of the day. Led by a small cadre of white and black officers, the men trained to the pinnacle of their craft and soon earned its coveted assignment to serve under General George S. Patton to fight head-to-head with the best of Hitler's arsenal..
Author : Kent Haruf
Release : 2004-05-04
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 018/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Eventide by : Kent Haruf
Download or read book Eventide written by Kent Haruf. This book was released on 2004-05-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The award-winning, bestselling author of Plainsong returns to the high-plains town of Holt, Colorado, with a novel that unveils the immemorial truths about human beings: their fragility and resilience, their selfishness and goodness, and their ability to find family in one another. • "Storytelling at its best.” —Entertainment Weekly The aging McPheron brothers are learning to live without Victoria Roubideaux, the single mother they took in and who has now left their ranch to start college. A lonely young boy stoically cares for his grandfather while a disabled couple tries to protect their a violent relative. As these lives unfold and intersect, Eventide reveals Kent Haruf as a novelist of masterful authority. “Stunning.... The dry, cold air of Colorado's high plains seems to intensify the light Kent Haruf shines on every character in his masterful novel.... A book of hope, hope as plain and hard-won as Haruf's keenly styled prose.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
