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"American Patriots is one of the great untold stories in American history. Inspired by her own family history, Gail Buckley, daughter of the legendary Lena Horne, interviewed hundreds of veterans of every war since World War I to bring to life her vibrant chronicle of America's black military heroes, from Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell.".
"You'll meet men like Henry Ossian Flipper, who survived the most brutal silent treatment to become West Point's first black graduate. And Colonel Charles Young, a pathbreaking Buffalo Soldier, who rode his cavalry horse Charlie from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to prove his fitness when he was sidelined by the Army during the First World War. You'll meet Benjamin O. Davis, America's first black general, and his son, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., who led the legendary Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.
You'll meet Charity Adams, the first black officer in the new Women's Army Corps; and Edgar Huff and Gilbert "Hashmark" Johnson, feared and revered DIs of the first black Marines. You'll hear inspiring and heartbreaking stories from men and women who saw action in Korea, Vietnam, and Operation Desert Storm. And you'll meet two families who have served in every major American war since the Revolution.".
"The best histories are about more than facts and events: they capture the spirit that drives men and women to better their lives and to demand of themselves the highest form of sacrifice. That spirit permeates Gail Buckley's landmark book. With more than seventy-five photographs and many powerful original interviews, American Patriots is a testament to the brave men and women whose couraged changed the course of American history."--BOOK JACKET.
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American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm
May 14, 2002, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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American Patriots
2001, Random House Publishing Group
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American Patriots is one of the great untold stories in American history. There have been books on individual black soldiers, but this is the first to tell the full story of the black American military experience, starting with the Revolution and culminating with Desert Storm.The best histories are about more than facts and events -- they capture the spirit that drives men to better their lives and to demand of themselves the highest form of sacrifice. That spirit permeates Gail Buckley's dramatic, deeply moving, and inspiring book. You'll meet the men who fought in the decisive engagements of the Revolution, the legendary Buffalo soldiers, and the heroic black regiments of the Civil War. You'll meet some of America's greatest patriots -- men who fought in the First and Second World Wars when their country denied them access to equipment and training, segregated the ranks, and did all it could to keep them off the battlefield. You'll meet the heroes of Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm. And you'll meet two families, the Lews and the Pierces, who have served in every American engagement since the Revolution. FDR used to say that Americanism was a matter of the mind and heart, not of race and ancestry. With photographs throughout and dozens of original interviews with veterans, American Patriots is a tribute to the black American men and women who fought and gave their lives in the service of that ideal.From the Hardcover edition.
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