"They never got a salute," a daughter of one of the women said. The only all-Black, all-female battalion to serve in World War II in the U.S. and in Europe is set to be awarded the Congressional Gold ...
Plenty of documentaries have been made about the Second World War, with the best ones including The Memory of Justice, The ...
Introduction -- The Army diversifies: Fort Des Moines -- Fort Devens -- The strike -- Trial and verdict -- The civilian reaction -- Military protocol -- Conclusion: A sociological laboratory Summary ...
The removal by a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands of two displays recognizing Black troops who fought in World War ...
In the winter of 1944, as some of the bloodiest fighting in World War II ramped up in Europe, 19-year-old then-1st Sgt. Jefferson Wiggins, along with hundreds of other Black soldiers, were tasked with ...
With historical photos and impeccable storytelling, this extraordinary book chronicles an astonishing moment in American history. Starting Christmas Day, 1941, when transport trains on the Union ...