African American Voices from Iwo Jima

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Beschreibung

Nearly 900 African Americans fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima, but accounts of their service have gone largely unrecorded. This book seeks to correct that omission for the sake of the brave Americans who served and for the sake of a more inclusive American history. Eleven veterans contribute their memories and experiences, starting with their youth in the Depression, their enlistment, the battle itself, and their experience of returning to a nation that continued to treat them as second-class citizens. Appendices include a history of the Montford Point Marines, a history of the Army's 476th Amphibian Truck Company, a chronology of the Battle of Iwo Jima and a task organization chart for the participating U.S. forces.

Über den Autor

The late Clarence E. Willie was a Retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel. A former school district superintendent, he was also a consultant and grants evaluator.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Lieutenant General Frank E. Petersen
Foreword by Major General John R. Piatak
Preface

Introduction

Part One: Living in Prewar America and Answering the Call to Duty

1. Eleven Men Who Would Share an Extraordinary

Experience

2. Military Training

Part Two: The 36-Day Battle

3. Assignment to Iwo Jima

4. Going Ashore

5. Taking the Island

Part Three: Back in America

6. Coming Home

7. Life after Iwo Jima

8. Personal Memoirs

Appendix I: A Chronology of African American Service during World War II
Appendix II: Operation Detachment: The Battle for Iwo Jima
Appendix III: Task Organization for Iwo Jima
Appendix IV: Strategic Location of Iwo Jima to Mainland Japan
Appendix V: 476th Amphibian Truck Company
Appendix VI: 43rd Amphibian Truck Battalion
Appendix VII: History of Montford Point Marines
Appendix VIII: 8th Marine Ammunition Company Roster
Appendix IX: 33rd Marine Depot Company Roster
Appendix X: 36th Marine Depot Company Roster
Appendix XI: Executive Order 8802
Appendix XII: Executive Order 9981
Bibliography
Index

Details

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786441587
ISBN-10:	0786441585
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Willie, Clarence E.
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Clarence E. Willie
Erscheinungsdatum:	25.07.2010
Gewicht:	0,43 kg