Nafrican-american 761st tank battalion books

A detailed and informative history is told in the book entitled the 761st black panther tank battalion in world war ii an illustrated history of the first african american armored unit to see combat, by joe wilson, jr. The general belief at the time was that african americans would not be. The 761st was made up primarily of africanamerican soldiers, who by federal law were not permitted to serve alongside white troops. The 761st was made up primarily of africanamerican. The africanamerican 761st tank battalion in world war ii at. The following description of the book is from the website of the publisher. Book critique pattons panthers the book that i decided to do a critique on was the book pattons panthers by charles w sasser. Assigned at various times to the third, seventh and ninth armies, the black panthers fought major engagements in six european countries and participated in four major allied campaigns, inflicting,000 casualties on the german army and capturing or destroying thousands. The coretta scott king book awards recognize african american coretta scott king new. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading pattons panthers. Pfeifer discusses not only the history of the units battle record, marginalized by racism, but also the experiences of individual men who suffered many.

The 761st black panther tank battalion in world war ii. Black panthers of the 761st tank battalion in coburg, germany. The 761st tank battalion africanamerican soldiers by kathryn browne pfeifer, for ages 9 to 12, published by twentyfirst century books 1994, discusses the history of the units battle record and individual experiences, and has a chronology of african american service in the u. The africanamerican 761st tank battalion in world war ii. On the battlefields of world war ii, the men of the africanameri. He is author, coauthor or contributing author of more than 30 books and novels, including one shotone kill and hill 488, both available from pocket books.