The Story of Black Military Officers, 1861-1948

ISBN-13: 9780415716314 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 304 str.

Krewasky Salter

Opis

Black members of the military served in every war, conflict and military engagement between 1861 and 1948. Beyond serving only as enlisted soldiers and non-commissioned officers, many also served as commissioned officers in positions of leadership and authority. This book offers the first complete and conclusive work to specifically examine the history of black commissioned officers.

Spis treści

1. The Native Guards  2. House Resolution 675  3. Limited Success, 1864-65  4. The West Point Years 1870-1889  5. The West and the Spanish-American War Years  6. A Campaign for Bars & A Brief Side Show  7. Fort Des Moines  8. Into the Fray, Success or Failure  9. Full Share  10. Attack and Counterattack:  The Interwar Years  11. The Gate Opens  12. West Point and Annapolis Revisited  13. The United States Army  14. The Army Air Corps  15. The United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard  16. Women Go to War  17. Epilogue: War’s End to EO 9981.  Appendix I: Black Commissioned Officers 1861-1865.  Appendix II: Blacks Nominated to the USMA 1870–1887.  Appendix III: Black Commissioned Officers During World War I.

O autorze

Krewasky A. Salter I is a retired United States Army Colonel who commanded a Patriot Missile Battalion and served as senior staff officer in the Pentagon. Salter taught at West Point, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and Howard University. He currently serves as the President and CEO of 4K Enterprises, LLC.