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African American doctors of World War I : the lives of 104 volunteers

"In World War I, 104 African American doctors joined the United States Army to care for the 40,000 men of the 92nd and 93rd Divisions, the Army's only black combat units. Fighting alongside French and other American units, some of those doctors rose to prominence; others died young or late...

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Main Authors: Fisher, W. Douglas, 1938- (Author), Buckley, Joann H., (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Subjects and Genres:
United States. > Army > African American troops > Biography.
United States. > Army. > Division, 92nd > Biography.
United States. > Army. > Division, 93rd > Biography.
United States. > Army.
United States. > Army. > Division, 92nd.
United States. > Army. > Division, 93rd.
World War (1914-1918)
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Medical care > United States.
African American physicians > Biography.
African American physicians > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Medical care > France.
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, African American.
African American physicians.
Armed Forces > African American troops.
Medical care.
Military participation > African American.
Physicians.
African Americans.
World War I.
Military Medicine > history.
History, 20th Century.
France.
United States.
Biographies.
Biography.
History.
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Summary: "In World War I, 104 African American doctors joined the United States Army to care for the 40,000 men of the 92nd and 93rd Divisions, the Army's only black combat units. Fighting alongside French and other American units, some of those doctors rose to prominence; others died young or later succumbed to the economic and social challenges of the times. Beginning with their assignment to the Medical Officers Training Camp (Colored)-- the only one in U.S. history-- Fisher and Buckley cover the early years, education and war experiences of these physicians, as well as their careers in the black communities of early 20th century America."--Back cover.
Physical Description: vi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-272) and index.
ISBN: 9781476663159
1476663157

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