The Road to Victory
The Untold Story of World War II's Red Ball Express
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Publication
2000 - Brassey's, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
61,750 words, Guess
Page Count
247 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL47594M
- ISBN-101574881736
- OCLC Control Number42475655
- OCLC Control Numberisbn_9781574881738
- Library of Congress Control Number99048012
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- Goodreads2698888
- LibraryThing565166
Classifications
- DDC940.54/21
- LCCD810.T8 C65 2000
Description
The first full-length book about the unheralded trucking system, manned mostly by African Americans, that helped defeat the Germans.
Description
"David Colley's The Road to Victory is the first book-length study of this critical U.S. Army operation that successfully transported the tidal wave of troops, equipment, fuel, and ammunition that overwhelmed the German opposition." "During three pivotal months of the war in Europe - late August to mid-November 1944 - this enormous trucking operation went to heroic lengths to keep the U.S. First and Third Armies supplied as they raced toward the Siegfried Line.". "Three-quarrers of Red Ball personnel were black. The U.S. Army was still segregated during World War II, and most African-American troops were relegated to service units, many in the Transportation Corps. The Road to Victory is based on the author's interviews with Red Ball veterans who describe the obstacles they faced not only from the enemy, but also from racist Americans as they struggled to accomplish their mission."--BOOK JACKET.
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