According to the book description of Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers
of World War II Memories of the Only Negro Infantry Division to Fight in Europe
During World War, "Numbering 4,000 select officers and men, Combat Team
370 was part of n Europe during World War II the 92nd Infantry Division, the
only all-Negro division to fight in Europe during World War II. In Black
Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II, author Ivan J. Houston recounts
his experiences, when, as a nineteen-year-old California college student, he
entered the US Army and served with the 3rd Battalion, 370th Infantry Regiment,
92nd Division of the US Fifth Army from 1943 to 1945.
Drawn from minute-by-minute records of the unit's activities compiled by Houston
during his deployment in Italy, this account describes both the historic
encounters and the achievements of his fellow black soldiers during this
breakthrough period in American military history. It tells of how the Buffalo
Soldiers fought alongside other American troops, including Japanese Americans
and soldiers from Great Britain, Brazil, South Africa, and India. With photos
and maps included, Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II provides
a compelling, firsthand account of the segregated Buffalo Soldiers' experiences
while they fought not only the power of the Nazi war machine but also racism and
the widely held belief they were not up to the task. Their achievements prove
otherwise."
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