Courage has no color, the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first black paratroopers

Stone, Tanya Lee.

Book 2013

Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II.

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United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th History Juvenile literature

World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States Juvenile literature

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ISBN:

9780763651176

Description:

147 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Contents:

Courage has no color
Soldiers, not servants
I'm going to tell you a secret
I had a mission that was (above) and beyond me
Bets were made that blacks would never jump
We were going to tangle with Hitler
We were soldiers. We did what we had to do
The army had no place for us
We will have a colorless society one day

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912760

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