Black Faces of War
A Legacy of Honor from the American Revolution to Today
Nonfiction, History, Military, Pictorial, Veterans, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies
| Author: | Robert V. Morris | ISBN: | 9781610601047 |
| Publisher: | Voyageur Press | Publication: | January 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert V. Morris |
| ISBN: | 9781610601047 |
| Publisher: | Voyageur Press |
| Publication: | January 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
This commemoration of African-Americans in the U.S. military includes contributions from W. Stephen Morris and Luther H. Smith, one of the most-celebrated Tuskegee Airmen. Other black military heroes featured in the book include Crispus Attucks, the first man to die in the Revolutionary War; Lt. James Reese Europe, who brought jazz music to Europe in 1918; Lt. Charity Adams, commander of the only all-black Women's Army Corps unit during World War II; and Gen. Colin Powell, who served with distinction in Vietnam, became the first African-American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War, and retired a four-star general before becoming the first African-American Secretary of State.
This commemoration of African-Americans in the U.S. military includes contributions from W. Stephen Morris and Luther H. Smith, one of the most-celebrated Tuskegee Airmen. Other black military heroes featured in the book include Crispus Attucks, the first man to die in the Revolutionary War; Lt. James Reese Europe, who brought jazz music to Europe in 1918; Lt. Charity Adams, commander of the only all-black Women's Army Corps unit during World War II; and Gen. Colin Powell, who served with distinction in Vietnam, became the first African-American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War, and retired a four-star general before becoming the first African-American Secretary of State.
