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Hit Hard

By: Bantam Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Bantam Books)

Last Stocked on 11/19/2015

Product Info

Title
Hit Hard
Publisher
Category
Author
David J. Williams
Publish Year
1983
Pages
292
Dimensions
4.25x6.75x1"
NKG Part #
2147591915
Type
Softcover

Description

This is the exiting, heroic saga of the 761st Tank Battalion. A United States Army unit of black soldiers, clashing and dying in frontline combat. Brave, gallant men, they fought a bloody war, capturing, destroying, liberating towns while suffering a casualty rate of nearly 50 percent. Facing savage fire, they were the armored spearhead that broke through the Siegfried line as Patton's 4th Armored Division battled across the Rhine. Thirty years after World War II, their glorious exploits and matchless fighting spirit were finally recognized in a unit citation, signed by President Jimmy Carter.

Now, their incredible story is told by Captain David Williams, the white captain who led his black brothers into the fury of battle.