The Employment of Negro Troops (Paperback)

by Ulysses Lee, U.S. Army Center of Military History (Producer)

NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list priceThe volume opens with background chapters recalling the experience of Negroes in the Army in World War I, the position of Negroes in the Army between wars, and Army planning for their use in another great war, aw well as the clash of public and private views over employment of Negroes as soldiers. It continues with chapters on the particular problems associated with absorbing large numbers of Negroes into the Army – the provision of physical fitness for service, morale factors influencing their eagerness to serve, and the disorders that attracted so much attention to the problems of their service. The concluding eight chapters are concerned principally with the employment of Negro soldiers overseas, in ground and air combat units and in service units.RelatedOther products produced by the U.S. Army, Center of Military History can be foundMinorities, Cultures & Languages resources collection can be found

Genres: History, Nonfiction

700 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994