The lost eleven the forgotten story of black American soldiers brutally massacred in World War II
"Nearly forgotten by history, this is the story of the Wereth Eleven, African-American soldiers who fought courageously for freedom in WWII--only to be ruthlessly executed by Nazi troops during the Battle of the Bulge, "--Amazon.com.
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The lost eleven : |b the forgotten story of black American soldiers brutally massacred in World War II / |c Denise George and Robert Child. |
| 246 | 3 | |a Lost 11 | |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Caliber, |c 2017. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2017 | |
| 300 | |a xvi, 398 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a A quiet forest -- The Berlin Olympics -- The banning -- A wall of photographs -- Lebensraum -- The baseball pitcher from Piedmont -- The meeting at Berchtesgaden -- Invasion! -- The Belgian family -- The war begins -- The baker's son and the butcher's apprentice -- The trip to Paris -- The Einsatzgruppen -- The surprise attack -- The news at Wolfschanze -- The date that will live in infamy -- The changing world -- The Christmas Eve message -- The Louisiana riot -- Drafted! -- The risk -- The Army's Jim Crow -- The GI from Pontotoc County -- Christmas of '42 -- The 155mm Howitzer -- The early months of '43 -- The urgent message -- The training manuals -- The baby -- Training -- The helper -- The visitor -- The new POW compound -- Operation Citadel -- Disillusioned -- The song -- Late-night reflections -- The weakening Reich -- Training in the U.K. -- A stir in Britain -- Planning an assault -- D-Day -- An invasion from the west -- Arriving at Utah Beach -- "Ready! Fire!" -- The Symphony Serenade -- The plot -- The terrifying news -- The push out of Normandy -- Onward into battle -- The surrender -- Brest -- The battle, fierce and deadly -- The capture of Brest -- The liberation of Paris -- The bivouac -- The young, the old, and the wounded -- The reports -- The long march to Belgium -- The City of Light -- The plan -- Bivouacking in Belgium -- Operation Greif -- Life at the west wall -- The rockets -- The secret revealed -- A sleepless night -- "Just a phonograph" -- "Too quiet!" -- Darkness in the Schnee Eifel -- The attack -- "Screaming meemies!" -- The death sentence -- A long and deadly day -- The breakthrough -- Captured! -- The P-47 Thunderbolt -- Massacre at the Baugnez crossroads -- The farmhouse -- Unexpected hospitality -- The arrest -- The long wait -- "Though l walk through the valley" -- The rest of the story -- What happened to the others? | |
| 520 | |a "Nearly forgotten by history, this is the story of the Wereth Eleven, African-American soldiers who fought courageously for freedom in WWII--only to be ruthlessly executed by Nazi troops during the Battle of the Bulge, "--Amazon.com. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Participation, African American. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Malmedy Massacre, 1944-1945. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Atrocities |z Belgium |z Wereth. | |
| 650 | 0 | 0 | |a Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945. |
| 651 | 0 | |a Wereth (Belgium) |x History, Military |y 20th century. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Child, Robert, |d 1963- |e author. | |
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| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a George, Denise. |t Lost eleven. |b First edition. |d New York : Caliber, 2017 |z 9781101987407 |w (DLC) 2016056855 |
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