A More Unbending Battle The Harlem Hellfighter Struggle for Freedom in WWI and Equality at Home (Audible Audio Edition) Peter Nelson Jarvis Hooten Audible Studios Books
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The night broke open in a storm of explosions and fire. The sound of shells whizzing overhead, screeching through the night like wounded pheasants, was terrifying. When the shells exploded prematurely overhead, a rain of shrapnel fell on the men below better than when the shells exploded in the trenches...
In A More Unbending Battle, journalist and author Pete Nelson chronicles the little-known story of the 369th Infantry Regiment, the first African-American regiment mustered to fight in WWI. Recruited from all walks of Harlem life, the regiment had to fight alongside the French because America's segregation policy prohibited them from fighting with white U.S. soldiers. Despite extraordinary odds and racism, the 369th became one of the most successful and infamous regiments of the war. The Harlem Hellfighters, as their enemies named them, spent longer than any other American unit in combat, were the first Allied unit to reach the Rhine, and showed extraordinary valor on the battlefield, with many soldiers winning the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor.
Replete with vivid accounts of battlefield heroics, A More Unbending Battle is the thrilling story of the dauntless Harlem Hellfighters.
A More Unbending Battle The Harlem Hellfighter Struggle for Freedom in WWI and Equality at Home (Audible Audio Edition) Peter Nelson Jarvis Hooten Audible Studios Books
Another book on this subject came out recently but I didn't want to pay the new price. I learned of this and bought it instead. Glad I did. I'm a big History buff with a particular interest in WW1 but had not been aware of this Black Fighting outfit. Fascinating to learn its history, especially how well regarded it was by the French troops with which it fought, rather than with the prejudiced American troops who wanted nothing to do with it, and how highly decorated its members were by the French Government. A must read for anyone with an interest in WW1 or Black History.Product details
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A More Unbending Battle The Harlem Hellfighter Struggle for Freedom in WWI and Equality at Home (Audible Audio Edition) Peter Nelson Jarvis Hooten Audible Studios Books Reviews
Great book about a too-little known subject. Couldn't put it down and actually bought a second copy to give to a friend.
This is what I like to regard as a balancing historical account of the war. It is insightfully written and very informative.
The only weapon that could bring these brave men down was racism. The only disease that is taught and therefore preventable. How tragic that true heroes are treated this way. Mr. Nelson was able to capture the men's bravery and the ugly way they were treated.
A well researched and well told tale of men who gave much, earned the respect and admiration of their French brothers in arms, and returned to a nation that owed them much and failed to acknowledge the debt.
This is a book that should be read by all Black students in high school and many racist White students These are the real people that started the Civil Rights movement - not the big talkers like Jesse Jackson. What is so ironic is that John "Black Jack" Pershing won his Army "stars" thanks to the Black soldiers' bravery under his command during the Indian Wars and the Mexican Border War. just before the outbreak of World War One. Some of his first trained soldiers sent overseas were Blacks who were promptly transferred to French Units who welcomed them into their units and performed very well against the Germans . Pershing did not think that Blacks would make good soldiers (along with Woodrow Wilson) who in turned disregarded the advice of both the British and French on how to attack the German lines. Thus Pershing and his so-called general staff trained the American White soldier to rush a German position in a mad dash, close together, just like in the Civil War - causing unnecessary deaths. How he and Douglas MacArthur are considered great military leaders is beyond me.
A brief but enlightening account of the first African American regiment, formed in the latter part of WWI. Amidst racial tensions that was the norm back in the day, the author depicts the contributions these marginalised warriors brought not only to the war effort, but also to the advancement of racial tolerance in America.
These men grew in maturity and stature, as they advanced the cause of democracy and freedom through their courage, their music and ultimately their lives.
It is ironic to read too that both before and after the war, and despite their efforts and sacrifices for the greater good, that these men would continue to be discriminated by bigotry and small mindedness. More surprising is the fact that they were treated with much greater respect by their French comrades (whom they were annexed to) and European civillians, than their own army.
A real eye opener.
This is a book that should be more widely read by our generation. As of writing, World War I began 100 years ago, and the story of the Harlem Hellfighters and how they overcame discrimination in the US military, and also became war heroes needs to be told. Mr. Nelson's biography explores World War I through the eyes of several members of the unit, notably James Europe and Horace J. Pippin, as well as providing helpful context on the larger conflict.
A great read all around.
Another book on this subject came out recently but I didn't want to pay the new price. I learned of this and bought it instead. Glad I did. I'm a big History buff with a particular interest in WW1 but had not been aware of this Black Fighting outfit. Fascinating to learn its history, especially how well regarded it was by the French troops with which it fought, rather than with the prejudiced American troops who wanted nothing to do with it, and how highly decorated its members were by the French Government. A must read for anyone with an interest in WW1 or Black History.
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