Forgotten
The Untold Story of D-Day's Black Heroes, at Home and at War
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xiii, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African-American soldiers, landed on the beaches of France. Their orders were to man a curtain of armed balloons meant to deter enemy aircraft. One member of the 320th would be nominated for the Medal of Honor, an award he would never receive. Drawing on newly uncovered military records and dozens of original interviews with surviving members of the 320th and their families, Linda Hervieux tells the story of these heroic men charged with an extraordinary mission, whose contributions to one of the most celebrated events in modern history have been overlooked.
Contents:
Author's note -- War brewing -- Too dumb to fight -- "This is a white man's country" -- Sentinels of the sky -- "We were like little dogs" -- Last stop, U.S.A. -- A taste of freedom -- The greatest hour -- Forgotten -- Epilogue.
Subjects:
United States. Army. Antiaircraft Barrage Balloon Battalion, 320th -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Balloons -- United States.
African American soldiers -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
United States. Army. Antiaircraft Barrage Balloon Battalion, 320th -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Balloons -- United States.
African American soldiers -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
ISBN:
9780062313799
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HISTORY War WWII Campaigns Her | St. Andrews Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-336) and index.