Title The Black Panthers : a story of race, war, and courage : the 761st Tank Battalion in World War II / Gina M. DiNicolo

Published Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, LLC, [2014] ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 321 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Why not me? -- Smooth and Taffy -- The call to Knox -- Shiny gold bars -- A good tempo -- Organization day -- Big-time maneuvers -- The case for tanks -- Aggressors in the West -- Big gun, more steel -- Face-off -- Lieutenant Jack Roosevelt Robinson -- Patton's welcome -- The battle for Lorraine -- The ordeal of Company C -- A step closer to Germany -- Village by village -- The German counteroffensive -- Sergeant McBurney's war -- Bate's return -- Task force Rhine -- We lived through it Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index Notes Print version record Subject United States. Army. Tank Battalion, 761st -- History United States. Army -- African American troops -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT United States. Army fast United States. Army. Tank Battalion, 761st fast Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank warfare. African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front. African American soldiers Armed Forces -- African American troops Military campaigns Military participation -- African American Regimental histories Tank warfare Europe United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781594165849 159416584X

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