761st, the Story of the Black Panther Tank Battalion
[Place of publication not identified] : [Maroma Productions?], [between 2000 and 2009?]
Format: DVD
Description: 1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
The 761st Tank Battalion, the first unit to enlist African-American soldiers to operate armored vehicles was activated on April 1, 1942, at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana and deployed to Europe, landing at Omaha Beach in France on October 10, 1944. Over the course of 183 days of continuous fighting (including action in the Battle of the Bulge) the "Black Panthers" became the first African-American armored unit to enter combat. With the motto "Come Out Fighting!" they faced racism at home and death overseas in a war for many freedoms they did not enjoy in America.
Subjects:
United States. Army. Tank Battalion, 761st -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank warfare.
United States. Army. Tank Battalion, 761st -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank warfare.
UPC: 883629842035
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DVD AFRICAN AM. History Sev | Southeast | DVD | In |
Special features include: never before seen footage inside a WWII Sherman tank, official 761st TK BN reunions, and crew interviews.
Videorecording.
Narrated by Andre Braugher.
Featuring the soldiers of the 761st Tank Battalion.
DVD-R.
Videorecording.
Narrated by Andre Braugher.
Featuring the soldiers of the 761st Tank Battalion.
DVD-R.