The Lost Eleven
ISBN-13: 9781101987414
Contributor(s): Robert Child
Subjects: History
Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
Publisher Imprint: Dutton
Publication Date: 29-10-2024
Format: Paperback
Availability: Out of stock
£21.99
About the book
Despite their bravery and sacrifice on the front lines of WWII, these eleven soldiers were omitted from official casualty lists, and for seventy years, their files - marked secret-gathered dust in the National Archive. But in 1994, at the site of their execution in Wereth, Belgium, a memorial was dedicated to the Wereth Eleven and all African-American soldiers who fought in Europe. Drawing on firsthand interviews with family members and fellow soldiers, The Lost Eleven tells the complete story of these nearly forgotten soldiers, their valor in battle and their tragic end.