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Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers

Categorie	Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer	#374361-XA48
Titel	Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers
Auteur	Glatthaar, Joseph T.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	A Meridian Book
Jaar van uitgave	1991
ISBN10	0452010683
ISBN13	9780452010680
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, some illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Sixteen months after the start of the American Civil War, the Federal government, having vastly underestimated the length and manpower demands of the war, began to recruit black soldiers. This revolutionary policy gave 180,000 free blacks and former slaves the opportunity to prove themselves on the battlefield as part of the United States Colored Troops. By the end of the war, 37,000 in their ranks had given their lives for the cause of freedom. In Forged in Battle, originally published in 1990, award-winning historian Joseph T. Glatthaar recreates the events that gave these troops and their 7,000 white officers justifiable pride in their contributions to the Union victory and hope of equality in the years to come. Unfortunately, as Glatthaar poignantly demonstrates, memory of the United S... (Lees verder)tates Colored Troops' heroic sacrifices soon faded behind the prejudice that would plague the armed forces for another century. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Pagina's	370
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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