Willing Patriots: Men of Color in the First World War

Willing Patriots tells the story of Black Americans who served in the
U.S. Army in the First World War. The book provides the reader deeply
researched treatment of the organization, combat history/battle
participation of all black troops including the two infantry divisions,
supporting organizations of the Services Of Supply, and the special
troops. Additionally, the work contains an exhaustive bibliography of
primary and secondary references for each unit informing the reader
of sources for further study; lavishly illustrated with nearly 300 detailed
color and war-era photographs of these valorous men. These
rare and previously unpublished photographs are drawn from public
and private collections nationwide providing a lens into this long
forgotten aspect of World War I.