Willing Patriots: Men of Color in the First World War Roaring Twenties But in 1995 a lost

But in 1995 a lost file from the State Archives turned up

a table of contents

their reasons for serving

Gordon Grant

His emotions range from patriotic fervor to the reality of the true cost of freedom

Willing Patriots: Men of Color in the First World War Roaring Twenties But in 1995 a lostDescription by Robert J. Dalessandro & Gerald Terrence Hardcover Willing Patriots tells the story of Black Americans who served in the U. S. Army in the First World War. The book provides the reader deeply researched treatment of the organization, combat history battle participation of all black troops including the two infantry divisions, supporting organizations of the Services Of Supply, and the special troops. Additionally, the work contains an