The Black soldiers who built the Alaska Highway : a history of four U.S. Army regiments in the north, 1942-1943 /

The Black soldiers who built the Alaska Highway : a history of four U.S. Army regiments in the north, 1942-1943 / John Virtue ; foreword by Monte Irvin.

"This is the first detailed account of the 5,000 black troops who were reluctantly sent north by the U.S. Army during World War II to help build the Alaska Highway and install the companion Canol pipeline. Theirs were the first black regiments deployed outside the 48 states during the war"...

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Main Author: Virtue, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
Subjects:
United States. > Army > African American troops > History > 20th century.
African American soldiers > Alaska > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
Alaska Highway > History > 20th century.
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