Blood for Dignity: The Story of the First Integrated Combat Unit in the U.S. Army Book

Grippingly told, Blood for Dignity is the tale of a fas-cin-a-ting and little-known piece of American history, told through the eyes of K Company, 394th Regiment-the first black soldiers integrated into white combat units since the Ameri-can Revolution. From basic training in the Deep South, to hard labor in Europe, these men traveled a long and difficult road before they could fight for their country. The 394th finally saw combat at the Remagen Bridgehead as they fought side-by-side with white soldiers, driving back a broken, but still danger-ous German army in 1945. The performance of these soldiers laid to rest the accepted white attitude of a century and a half that blacks were cowardly and inferior fighters. In fact, they proved to be just the opposite. In-depth interviews with many who fought in the 394th help paint an absorbing, combat-heavy portrait of men fighting together for their nation.Read More