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86 pp.
| Lodestar
| January, 1998
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TradeISBN 0-525-67562-0$$16.99
(4)
4-6
Published spring 1998. This volume lacks the spark found in Hell Fighters, Cooper's book about African-American soldiers in WWII. Nevertheless, the text provides solid information about the two wars black soldiers waged--"one against enemy dictators abroad and the other against racial discrimination at home." Maps, black-and-white photographs, a "gallery of firsts," and a chronology are included. Bib., ind.