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Book Title: Harlem's Hell Fighters : the African-American 369th Infantry in WORLD War I
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Stephen L. Harris, Rod Paschall
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / WORLD War I, Europe / France, Military / United States, Military, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 356 Pages
