The Golden Thirteen
Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers
$65.67
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
23 June 2003
Summary
In January 1944 sixteen black enlisted men gathered at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois to begin a cram course that would turn them into the U.S. Navy’s first African-American officers on active duty. The men believed they could set back the course of racial justice if they failed and banded together so all would succeed. Despite the demanding pace, all sixteen passed the course. Twelve were commissioned as ensigns and a thirteenth was made a warrant officer. Years later …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781591148401 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1591148405 |
| Author: | Paul L. Stillwell, USNR, Estate of Colin L. Powell |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press |
| Imprint: | Naval Institute Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 23 June 2003 |
| Weight: | 526g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Paul L. Stillwell, USNR
Paul Stillwell is an independent historian and retired naval officer. He worked for thirty years at the U.S. Naval Institute as an oral historian and editor of Naval History magazine. He is the author or editor of thirteen books, including four on battleships and an award-winning volume on the Navy’s first African American officers,The Golden Thirteen.
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