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Blood on German snow an African American artilleryman in World War II and beyond

Author:Emiel W. Owens

Summary:Emiel W Owens served his country in the 777th Field Artillery, involved in actions from Omaha Beach to the occupation army in the Philippines. This is a story of an African American man's journey from a segregated Texas town to the battlefields of Europe and on to postwar success in a world changed forever by the war Americans had fought.

eBook, English, c2006

Edition:1st ed View all formats and editions

Publisher: Texas A & M University Press, College Station, c2006

Series:

Texas A & M University military history series, 105

Genre:Biographies

Physical Description:1 online resource (147 p. :) ill., maps.

ISBN:

9781585445370, 1585445371

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1228576593

Subjects:

African American soldiers

African American soldiers Biography

Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles Front occidental

Militaires noirs américains Biographies

Military campaigns

Military participation African American

Owens, Emiel W., 1922-

Personal narratives American

Soldiers United States Biography

United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 777th

Western Front (World War (1939-1945))

World War, 1939-1945 Artillery operations, American

World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front

World War, 1939-1945 Participation, African-American

World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American

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