The 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion in World War II

Name: The 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion in World War II
Brand: McFarland and Company, Inc.
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By Joe Wilson

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This is a comprehensive record of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first African American armored unit to enter combat. Assigned at various times to the Third, Seventh and Ninth armies, the ""Black Panthers"" fought major engagements in six European countries and participated in four major Allied campaigns, inflicting heavy casualties on the German army and capturing or destroying thousands of weapons, despite severe weather, difficult terrain, heavily fortified enemy positions, extreme shortages of replacement personnel and equipment, and an overall casualty rate approaching 50 percent. Richly illustrated and containing many interviews with surviving members of the 761st, this work gives long overdue recognition to the unit whose motto was ""Come Out Fighting."" It recounts the events that in 1978--33 years after the end of World War II--led to the 761st Tank Battalion's receiving a Presidential Unit Citation, the highest honor a unit can receive. Also described are the efforts that resulted, in 1997--53 years after giving his life on the battlefield--in the Medal of Honor being posthumously awarded to Sergeant Ruben Rivers.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 324
Release Date:: 2006-07-30
Publication Date:: 2006-07-17
Publisher:: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0786428627
ISBN13:: 9780786428625
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:: 18
Weight:: 612 g
Height:: 178 cm
Width:: 254 cm
Thickness:: 18 cm

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