| Buffalo Soldiers 1892-1918 Contributor(s): Field, Ron (Author), Hook, Richard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1841768987 ISBN-13: 9781841768984 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2005 Annotation: The Buffalo Soldier played an important part in the US Army's operations during the " age of American Imperialism", between 1898 and 1916. These men campaigned against the Spanish in Cuba, Filipino insurrectionists on Mindanao and Mexican border raiders. They went on to distinguish themselves in the trenches of World War I, and the sum of two divisions of these Doughboys fought with the French Army and the American Expeditionary Force. This book offers a succinct history of these units and the campaigns in which they fought, and it highlights the African-American US soldier, his uniforms and his gear throughout this era in rare photographs and carefully reconstructed color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 356.167 |
| Series: Elite |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 7.22" W x 9.68" (0.47 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Buffalo Soldier played an important part in the US Army's operations during the "age of American Imperialism", between 1898 and 1916. These men campaigned against the Spanish in Cuba (San Juan Hill, 1898), Filipino insurrectionists on Mindanao and Mexican border raiders. They went on to distinguish themselves in the trenches of World War I (1914-1918), and the sum of two divisions of these Doughboys fought with the French Army and the American Expeditionary Force. This book offers a succinct history of these units and the campaigns in which they fought, and it highlights the African-American US soldier, his uniforms and his gear throughout this era in rare photographs and carefully reconstructed color illustrations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hook, Richard: - Richard Hook is an internationally acclaimed artist, renowned for his paintings of Native American culture. |