Title: Moving account of 761st tank battalion
Product review: When I saw the title and read the book's forward I was intrigued. A WWII black tank battalion? The book quickly grabbed my interest. Except for the fact that the soldiers I was reading about were black it could have easily been just another book about another group of tankers yet the author makes sure you don't forget that because of the color of their skin they were treated differently and had a uniquely different experience. I enjoyed reading about Leonard 'Smitty' Smith and his comrades very much.The book provides a good account of yet another group of soldiers that need to have their story told. The Tuskegee Airmen, The Navajo Code Talkers and the Japanese who fought in Europe I had heard and read about. I'm glad I found this book and enjoyed it even more because it has pointed me in yet another direction to explore the history of WWII.
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