Spanning from the American Revolution to the war in Afghanistan; this long-overdue; comprehensive history covers the full scope of African Americans' involvement in the armed forces during war and peacetime. Accompanying the informative text are 300 photographs and illustrations; most of them rare; some never before published. Highlights include accounts of: - The Rhode Island 1st Regiment; the first all-black regiment in the U.S. Army. - The New Orleans Battalion of Free Men of Color. - The Battle for Richmond; which resulted in the largest loss of black life in the Civil War. - The 1863 New York City Draft Riot. - The 1919 lynchings of black war vets. - The Navy's reluctant integration during World War II. - The dramatic story of the Tuskegee Airmen. - The war against terrorism in Afghanistan; and much more. The book also features portraits of famous and lesser-known soldiers; including Crispus Attucks; Salem Poor; John Brown; Sergeant William Carney; Dorie Miller and Colin Powell. This dramatic visual history is a moving tribute to the essential and often unsung contributions of African-American soldiers through every generation. AUTHORBIO: KAI WRIGHT is a freelance journalist based in Washington; D.C. His work on social and political issues relevant to communities of color around the world has appeared in the Chicago Tribune; The Village Voice and The Progressive; among other publications. He is the author of The African-American Archive: The History of the Black Experience Through documents.
#392589 in Books Norman Polmar 2005-06-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.88 x .66 x 8.11l; 2.50 #File Name: 1574885308432 pagesCold War Submarines The Design and Construction of U S and Soviet Submarines 1945 2001
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94 of 94 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding look at submarine technical historyBy Thomas J. DoughertyI just received my copy of the long-awaited book "Cold War Submarines: US Soviet Design Construction" by Norman Polmar and Kenneth Moore. I found I could not put it down; and it was well worth the wait. The authors spent years interviewing key figures and reading material from both sides of the Cold War. It starts just after the Second World War; and looks at each side's diesel and exotic propulsion plants and designs. Early submarine cruise missile and ballistic missile programs on both sides are detailed. In the section on submerged speed; the US Albacore and Skipjack class are highlighted; as is the early Soviet Papa class and the Alfa class. The book examines each generation of nuclear submarines; both attack and missile firing; on the two sides (US Soviet). The design decisions and compromises made with each class are detailed. The text is complemented with some excellent photographs. Several but not all of the very good photos are familiar to those of us who have massive sub book collections; but will probably be new to most with "casual" submarine interests. There are newly drawn; superb line drawings of both US and Soviet submarines throughout the book; complete with some (non-classified) details of internal layouts. These drawings include some "might have been" designs. Such long sought after details as the 1960's CONFORM submarine; a truly remarkable design concept are covered; and there is a picture of a model of the submarine (now I can die in peace). This is the innovative Concept Formulation submarine that Rickover had killed in favor of the 688 class. In the process of killing the program; he ordered almost all details and documents on CONFORM destroyed. The book also delves into other fascinating topics on both sides; such mini-subs; special purpose submarines; and an amazing section on aircraft carrier submarines (with some unique line drawings!).The two "gold standard" books in submarine design history are Friedman's two volume account of US Submarines ("US Submarines through 1945" and "US Submarines since 1945") and Polmar's one volume "Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies 1718-1990". This book easily belongs with these other volumes. The overall production is extremely good; printed on glossy paper. On a scale of 1-10; I gave it a 15! (and I'm a harsh grader!)0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great gift for a great nephewBy GrayTigerLoved the forward and 1st chapter; then my nephew picked it up while I was mowing the yard. Now he taunts me with his reviews of the book via email.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. How German Third Reich technology ended up contributing to both sides during the subsequent cold war.By Kalikiano KaleiExcellent. One of the best sources on 'Cold War' era (post WW2) submarines developed by the USa and The USSR; and a (not-surprising) testimony to the incredibly advancements made by Germany in its final 'Elektro-boots (the Types XXI and XXIII submarines); in that both nations used the XXI and the XXIII as basic starting points for building their own advanced submarine craft (one of the great things about defeating and plundering the Germans....you get high quality loot!).
