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Subject(s)

• United States—Armed Forces—African American officers—History—19th century [Browse]
• United States—Armed Forces—African American officers—History—20th century [Browse]
• African American soldiers—History—19th century [Browse]
• African American soldiers—History—20th century [Browse]
• United States—History, Military—Juvenile literature [Browse]

Series

• Routledge studies in African American history ; 2. [More in this series]
• Routledge studies in African American history ; 2 [More in this series]

Summary note

"Black members of the military served in every war, conflict and military engagement between 1861 and 1948. Beyond serving only as enlisted soldiers and non-commissioned officers, many also served as commissioned officers in positions of leadership and authority. This book offers the first complete and conclusive work to specifically examine the history of black commissioned officers"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index.

Contents

• The native guards
• House Resolution 675
• Limited success, 1864-65
• The West Point years 1870-1889
• The west and the Spanish-American War years
• A campaign for bars & a brief side show
• Fort Des Moines
• Into the fray, success or failure
• Full share
• Attack and counterattack: the interwar years
• The gate opens
• West Point and Annapolis revisited
• The United States Army
• The Army Air Corps
• The United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard
• Women go to war
• Epilogue: War's end to EO 9981
• Appendix I: Black commissioned officers 1861-1865
• Appendix II: Blacks nominated to the USMA 1870-1877
• Appendix III: Black commissioned officers during World War I.

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ISBN

• 9780415716314 (hardback)
• 0415716314 (hardback)

LCCN

2013028323

OCLC

855977483

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