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Ladataan... Buffalo SoldiersTekijä: Tom Willard
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. One of the best westerns, military fiction novels ever. Why do not more people know of it? Sgt. Major Augustus Sharpe and his wife Selona are two of the best developed characters I have encountered in either westerns or military fiction. It is nice to see a story of brave, hard solders who are not supermen and women who are not just bed partners. Mixed with the well written action sequences and all permeating racial injustice and you have one of my all time favorite books. näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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A tribute to the bravery, honour, and sacrifice of the unbroken line of distinguished service of African-American soldiers in the U.S. military follows Sergeant Major Augustus Sharps of the 10th Cavalry and other former slaves who fought vigilantly for their freedom. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Google Books — Ladataan... LajityypitMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Kongressin kirjaston luokitusArvio (tähdet)Keskiarvo:
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It’s ironic that these black men, almost all former slaves, chose to enlist to serve the country that enslaved them, but they wanted to stand up and be counted as Americans and as men . They endured a lot, from lower pay and less privileges than their white counterparts, to downright hatred and violence from the very people they were there to protect.
Tom Willard makes this a very personal story, we follow Augustus Sharpe from his enlistment as a young newly freed slave through his fighting years , as he is promoted to eventual Sergeant Major (as high as a black man could go in those early years) to his retirement after fighting in Cuba with Teddy Roosevelt. Along the way the 10th Cavalry come into contact with people like George Armstrong Custer, Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody. They have a large part in the defeat of Geronimo.
This book is the first in a series that follows this Black-American Military family right up to present day Desert Storm. I am looking forward to learning this aspect of history from these excellent books. ( )