Black submariners in the United States Navy, 1940-1975 /

"This exploration of African American submariners chronicles their service from World War II through the Cold War era. An historical overview of black sailors and the evolution of the Steward's Branch, to which black sailors were eventually restricted, precede descriptions of becoming a st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Knoblock, Glenn A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2005]
Subjects:	United States. > Navy > African Americans > History > 20th century. United States. > Navy > Submarine forces > History > 20th century.
Online Access:	Table of contents

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Summary:	"This exploration of African American submariners chronicles their service from World War II through the Cold War era. An historical overview of black sailors and the evolution of the Steward's Branch, to which black sailors were eventually restricted, precede descriptions of becoming a steward and a submariner, and of life as a submariner during World War II"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	ix, 484 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-474) and index.
ISBN:	0786419938 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)