The employment of Negro troops

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Describes the black soldier's experience during World War II, including a detailed account of the effect of segregated service on the morale and performance of black units. The study concludes with an analysis of the partially integrated service of black infantry platoons on the European front...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee, Ulysses
Corporate Author: United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Office of the Chief of Military History, U.S. Army : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1966.
Series:United States Army in World War II. Special studies
Subjects:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
African Americans.
Armed Forces > African Americans.
Military participation > African American.
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans.
United States.
Government publications > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • After World War I
  • Peacetime practices and plans
  • The Negro position defined
  • Expanding Negro strength
  • Units: the quota phase
  • Proposals and counterproposals
  • Officers for Negro troops
  • The quest for leadership continues
  • Units: men and training
  • Physical fitness
  • Morale
  • Harvest of disorder
  • Toward an objective
  • Manpower and readjustments
  • Overseas deployment and the nature of units
  • Introduction to combat: air phase and aftermath
  • Conversions and commitments
  • Ground, air, and the asset side
  • Mountain and plain
  • Service units around the world
  • Artillery and armored units in the ETO
  • Volunteer infantry replacements.

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