Black American military leaders : a biographical dictionary / Walter L. Hawkins.

"This book is a revised edition of the 1993 African American Generals and Flag Officers: Biographies of Over 120 Blacks in the United States Military. It offers detailed, career-oriented summaries for men and women who overcame societal obstacles to become ranking officers in the U.S. military. Incl...

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Main Author: Hawkins, Walter L. (Walter Lee), 1949-
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2007], ©2007.
Subjects:
African American generals > Biography > Dictionaries.
African American admirals > Biography > Dictionaries.
United States > Armed Forces > Biography > Dictionaries.
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans > Biography > Dictionaries.
African American soldiers > Biography > Dictionaries.
Medal of Honor > Biography > Dictionaries.
United States > History, Military > Dictionaries.
Genre:
Biography
Dictionaries.
Physical Description:ix, 549 pages : portraits ; 27 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"This book is a revised edition of the 1993 African American Generals and Flag Officers: Biographies of Over 120 Blacks in the United States Military. It offers detailed, career-oriented summaries for men and women who overcame societal obstacles to become ranking officers in the U.S. military. Included now are members of all branches of the armed services"--Provided by publisher.
Call Number:E181 .H382 2007
ISBN:9780786424863 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
0786424869 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)