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Zusatztext 56539095 Informationen zum Autor Tanya Lee Stone Klappentext "An exceptionally well-researched! lovingly crafted! and important tribute to unsung American heroes." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) World War II is raging! and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front! discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Tanya Lee Stone examines the little-known history of the Triple Nickles! America's first black paratroopers! who fought in an attack on the American West by the Japanese. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion! in the words of First Sergeant Walter Morris! "proved that the color of a man had nothing to do with his ability." Front matter includes a foreword by Ashley Bryan. Back matter includes an author's note! an appendix! a time line! source notes! a bibliography! and an index. What did it take to be a paratrooper in World War II? Specialized training, extreme physical fitness, courage, and — until the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (the Triple Nickles) was formed — white skin. It is 1943. Americans are overseas fighting World War II to help keep the world safe from Adolf Hitler’s tyranny, safe from injustice, safe from discrimination. Yet right here at home, people with white skin have rights that people with black skin do not. What is courage? What is strength? Perhaps it is being ready to fight for your nation even when your nation isn’t ready to fight for you. Zusammenfassung “An exceptionally well-researched! lovingly crafted! and important tribute to unsung American heroes.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) World War II is raging! and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front! discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Tanya Lee Stone examines the little-known history of the Triple Nickles! America’s first black paratroopers! who fought in an attack on the American West by the Japanese. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion! in the words of First Sergeant Walter Morris! “proved that the color of a man had nothing to do with his ability.” Front matter includes a foreword by Ashley Bryan. Back matter includes an author’s note! an appendix! a time line! source notes! a bibliography! and an index. ...
