28 October 1942: A date will live forever in Black Military History (Southern Civil Rights Struggle 1940-1980)

Maj Mike Dryden USAR

ISBN 10: 1540877965 / ISBN 13: 9781540877963

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

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184 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.46 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 28 October 1942: A date will live forever in Black Military History (Southern Civil Rights Struggle 1940-1980)
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1540877965
• ISBN 13: 9781540877963
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Warren, Amanda Rose
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

Follow the saga of the 95th Colored Engineer Regiment led by former field hand from Mississippi, Sgt. Aaron Park, as they travel to Alaska to build the Alcan during WWll. This historical work of faithfully follows the actual construction of the biggest construction project undertaken by the US since the Panama Canal. The Alaska Highway project had been on the drawing table for many decades but had been delayed by budget and route selection. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, all previous issues became mute. The War Department ordered the Army Corp of Engineers to begin the construction from Canada to Alaska. Over 10,000 men flooded into several small towns along the proposed route to commence work. Among these troops were over 3500 African-Americans many of whom were from the Deep South. Follow Sgt Park on his journey from the grandson of a slave to a battle harden decorated soldier by reading 28 October 1942, the date the Alcan finally linked Alaska to the lower 48 states.