Astor, Gerald,  1926-2007. <br/><br/>
The right to fight :  a history of African Americans in the military / 
Gerald Astor. 
 - Novato, CA :  Presidio,  �1998. 
 - x, 529 p :  ill ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 518-520) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. The Long Voyage -- 2. The Struggle Begins -- 3. The Civil War -- 4. The Buffalo Soldiers -- 5. The War with Spain -- 6. New Beginnings and Brownsville, Texas -- 7. Navy White, Pancho Villa, and Houston -- 8. World War I -- 9. Between the Wars -- 10. The Coming of World War II -- 11. Command and Control -- 12. Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines -- 13. Combat and Other Battles -- 14. Forward Movement and Reversals -- 15. The End of the War and Return to the Past -- 16. Postmortems and Pullbacks -- 17. The Walls Begin to Tumble -- 18. Korea -- 19. Integration Begins -- 20. Policy and People -- 21. Vietnam -- 22. Rough Seas, Turbulent Air -- 23. Shifting Sands, Settling Down -- 24. After-Action Critique. 
<br/><br/> Describes the role of African Americans in the military from the Boston Massacre to the present day. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0891416323 9780891416326 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98017063  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB9909655  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>012364067  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Race discrimination--History.--United States<br/>Armed Forces--African Americans.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UB418.A47  / As8