The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage

The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met CourageDescription by Walter Dean Myers & Bill Miles Paperback The story of the Harlem Hellfighters is not simply one of victory in a war. . . . It is the story of men who acted as men, and who gave a good account of themselves when so many people thought, even hoped, that they would fail. What defines a true hero? The "Harlem Hellfighters," the African American soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment of World War I, redefined heroism for America, and for

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One of the most famous battles in history

the first comprehensive survey of this exciting new field

as Michael Neiberg's compelling book makes clear

had been isolated at a southern training post in a discipline move by the French government

he delivers in this sweeping and magisterial book the definitive account of this defining time

German colonial history

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or we might have distorted her image into one that suits a twenty-first-century audience

Forty-Seven Days is the definitive account of the First Army’s hard-fought victory in World War I

Two years into war President Woodrow Wilson won re-election by pledging to keep out of the conflict