Smoked Yankees and the Struggle for Empire: Letters from Negro Soldiers, 1898-1902

by Willard B. Gatewood Jr. and Willard B. Gatewood

Book Overview

Called upon for the first time to render military service outside the States, Negro soldiers (called Smoked Yankees by the Spaniards) were eager to improve their status at home by fighting for the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252001613
• ISBN13: 9780252001611
• Release Date: February 1971
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.