Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day

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It is a very gripping story of young men being excited to show they had the "right" stuff in battle. Eager to maintain the support of black citizens for the war effort, the government attempted to placate them by accepting blacks into the still racially segregated armed services in support roles such as cooks, mechanics, quartermasters (supply troops) and the like, while never actually intending to let them fight.

Brothers in Arms: Real War. True Friends. Unlikely Heroes. Brothers in Arms: Real War. True Friends. Unlikely Heroes.

Coming home and not much changing as far as treatment and not being recognized or even being believed that they actually fought in the war. Rather than being part of a self-contained armored division staffed with infantry trained to support tank operations, the 761st Battalion was a detached unit (known to themselves and the rest of the Army as a "bastard" battalion) that was shuffled around different armored or infantry units according to need or the whim of commanders. Once the story in earnest begins, it is a quick and descriptive narrative that is easily followed by those familiar with tactical operations.It's hard to read this account knowing that what they went through was just the beginning of a fight that would stretch on for another two decades.

Brothers in Arms by Geraint Jones - Pan Macmillan Brothers in Arms by Geraint Jones - Pan Macmillan

Within days they’d be on the ground in Musa Qala with the rest of 3 Platoon – a mixed bunch of men Gez would die for.But then death and injury start to take their toll on The Firm, leaving Gez with PTSD and a new battle just beginning. The bombs they uncover on patrol, on their stomachs brushing the sand away, are replaced the next day. An important part of this story is the racial prejudice that these men faced both within the army and in many of the areas where they trained - one of the more prominent incidences being the events that led to the court martial of Jackie Robinson. Amazed by the tenacity and courage showing by the men of the 761st Tank Battalion (an all Black battalion.

Brothers in Arms Series by Mary Connealy - Goodreads Brothers in Arms Series by Mary Connealy - Goodreads

Trained essentially as a public relations gesture to maintain the support of the black community for the war, the battalion was never intended to see battle. They fought bravely in the Saar Offensive - which is often overlooked in history books and curricula - then participated in the Battle of the Bulge.I heard Kareem speak last week in Beverly Hills and he talked about this , saying that most white people had never heard of the 761st. For a history like this, it helps to provide some broader context of what is going on around the unit. The 761st Tank Battalion fought bravely during the Battle of the Bulge; however, after the war, they did not receive the recognition they deserved. In the flush of outrage and patriotism in the days and months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans by the hundreds of thousands volunteered to serve in our nation's armed forces.

Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Batt… Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Batt…

His words are vivid and work efficiently in sharing the facts with the audience in addition to creating a narrative with melodic flow. Then they would be abruptly bounced to another unfamiliar unit and have to start again from scratch, suffering the crushing indignity of going from heroes and life-savers one day to "n----r tankers" the next. Yet, these young men were resilient and steadfast in the military performance while also dealing the American tradition of racism. Informative read about an all African-American tank unit that fought bravely in the European Theater of Operations.I just finished ‘The Infantry’s Armor’ by Yeide and I hoped this would bring me from the general to the specific. million Black American men served and fought in the US military, and despite hundreds of well-documented stories of self-sacrifice by these men, not one of them were awarded the Medal of Honor. We learned about their early life, their training under very difficult circumstances in the Jim Crow south where even the army uniform meant nothing, and their experiences in Europe. We also see that men whose courage had been forged in bitter fighting against elite German armored units and SS troops were not easily intimidated by jeering crowds and phalanxes of police with nightsticks, dogs and fire hoses). The five divisions of XII Corps held the southern portion of the front extending from Pont A Mousson to Moncourt Woods: These divisions numbered from north to south were the 80th, 35th, and 26th Infantry Divisions.