Black Faces of War
| Author | : Robert V. Morris |
| Publisher | : Quarto Publishing Group USA |
| Total Pages | : 161 |
| Release | : 2011-01-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781610601047 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1610601041 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (041 Downloads) |
Download or read book Black Faces of War written by Robert V. Morris and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This commemoration of African-Americans in the U.S. military includes contributions from W. Stephen Morris and Luther H. Smith, one of the most-celebrated Tuskegee Airmen. Other black military heroes featured in the book include Crispus Attucks, the first man to die in the Revolutionary War; Lt. James Reese Europe, who brought jazz music to Europe in 1918; Lt. Charity Adams, commander of the only all-black Women's Army Corps unit during World War II; and Gen. Colin Powell, who served with distinction in Vietnam, became the first African-American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War, and retired a four-star general before becoming the first African-American Secretary of State.
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