Books in America's Animal Soldiers series

Explores how sea lions help the Navy, discusses why they are used to retrieve military equipment from the ocean, and describes their training.

Explores how dogs are used in the military, introduces canine heroes, and discusses the equipment used to protect them.

Explores how bottlenose dolphins help the Navy, discusses their training, and introduces K-Dog a dolphin used to find sea mines.

Explores how horses, donkeys, and mules are used in the military; introduces Reckless, a horse used by the Marines during the Korean War; and discusses the training for both the soldiers and the animals.

Follows the life of America's first Black four-star general

Examines the life of the first African American graduate of West Point, including his dishonorable discharge from the Army which was reversed nearly 100 years later

Profiles the "Black Panthers," the first African-American tank battalion to see combat during World War II, discussing their vital role in providing advance ground support for General Patton's infantry divisions.

Recounts the deeds of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, comprised of African American soldiers who kept peace between Indians and settlers on the western frontier, fought in the Spanish-American War, and pursued the outlaw Pancho Villa through Mexico.

Examines the life of Benjamin Davis, the first Black man to graduate from West Point in the twentieth century, who pursued his chosen course of a military career despite the prejudice against him

Describes the crucial role played by African-American soldiers in securing victory for the Union in the Civil War.

Focuses on the experiences of African-American soldiers in the Vietnam War, experiences that reflected and amplified the struggle for civil rights in America during this same time period.

Presents short biographical profiles of African-American soldiers--who have had to battle both racial prejudice and foreign foes while defending their country--from each of America's major conflicts, from colonial times to the present.