Forgotten : The Untold Story of D-Day's Black Heroes, at Home and at War

Drawing on newly uncovered military records and original interviews with surviving members of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battaliona unit of African-American soldiers that has been overlooked by historyand their families, the author tells the story of these heroic men charged with manning armed balloons meant to deter enemy aircraft on D-Day. 25,000 first printing.