Bibliograph

Courage has no color, the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers, Tanya Lee Stone

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Courage has no color, the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers, Tanya Lee Stone

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-140) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Courage has no color

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

825790146

Responsibility statement

Tanya Lee Stone

Sub title

the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers

Summary

Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II

Table Of Contents

Courage has no color -- Soldiers, not servants -- I'm going to tell you a secret -- I had a mission that was (above) and beyond me -- Bets were made that blacks would never jump -- We were going to tangle with Hitler -- We were soldiers. We did what we had to do -- The army had no place for us -- We will have a colorless society one day

Target audience

juvenile

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Contributor