Displaying 1 of 1 2013 Título: Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first black paratroopers Autor: Stone, Tanya Lee. Edición: First edition Formato: Book Editorial, Fecha: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2013. Descripción: 147 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Resumen: Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II. Temas: United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th -- History -- Juvenile literature. United States. Army -- African American troops -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature. United States. Army -- Parachute troops -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature. United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th -- History. United States. Army -- African American troops -- History. United States. Army -- Parachute troops. World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Juvenile literature. African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature. African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964 -- Juvenile literature. Race discrimination -- United States -- Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States. World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front. African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century. African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964. Race discrimination -- United States. Género: Regimental histories. Contenido: Courage has no color -- Soldiers, not servants -- I'm going to tell you a secret -- I had a mission that was [above] and beyond me -- Bets were made that blacks would never jump -- We were going to tangle with Hitler -- We were soldiers. We did what we had to do -- The army had no place for us -- We will have a colorless society one day. ISBN 9780763651176 (hc.) Hacer solicitud Agregar a Mi lista Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Sugerencias y más Imagen de portada ampliada Pantalla de bibliotecario Displaying 1 of 1
