Liberators : (Record no. 242732)
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| control field | liberatorsfighti00pott |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CaSfIA |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20140120101405.0 |
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| fixed length control field | 920511s1992 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 92018791 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | BAKER |
| -- | BTCTA |
| -- | YDXCP |
| -- | OCLCG |
| -- | TJX |
| -- | GEBAY |
| -- | CaSfIA |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0151512833 : |
| Terms of availability | $29.95 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780151512836 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)25916236 |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | n-us--- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | D769.306 761st |
| Item number | .P68 1992 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 940.54/1273 |
| Edition number | 20 |
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| OCLC library identifier | NLGGC |
| System control number | 095365397 |
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| OCLC library identifier | YDXCP |
| System control number | 89922 |
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| OCLC library identifier | NZ1 |
| System control number | 4278463 |
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| OCLC library identifier | AU@ |
| System control number | 000009079258 |
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| OCLC library identifier | UNITY |
| System control number | 07949658X |
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| OCLC library identifier | UKLON |
| System control number | 0151512833 |
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| OCLC library identifier | UKLCL |
| System control number | 0151512833 |
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| OCLC library identifier | UKBCI |
| System control number | 0151512833 |
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| OCLC library identifier | UKSCO |
| System control number | 0151512833 |
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| OCLC library identifier | UKRFW |
| System control number | 0151512833 |
| 029 1# - (OCLC) | |
| OCLC library identifier | GEBAY |
| System control number | 2033927 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Potter, Lou. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Liberators : |
| Medium | [electronic resource] |
| Remainder of title | fighting on two fronts in World War II / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Lou Potter with William Miles and Nina Rosenblum. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c1992. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xv, 303 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 27 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | A companion book to the television documentary under the same title presented by Public Broadcasting System as part of its "American experience" series, Veterans Day, 1992. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-289) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | African-American soldiers - shunted in and out of the military, restricted to menial "service" positions, called to duty only in times of dire crisis. Brutal lynchings, frequent demonstrations, and strict segregation characterized racial climate of 1940s America. But World War II, when manpower grew short in Europe, black soldiers were sent abroad to help combat the Nazis. The 761st Tank Battalion was on the front line as a spearhead for General Patton's Third Army. The. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | tankers aided the Allied victory and helped liberate the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau. Utterly unprepared for the atrocities they witnessed, the soldiers recognized the bitter irony of one persecuted people rescuing another. The camp inmates were equally astounded by the sight of their dark-skinned liberators - some of them had never seen a black person before. Sentiments were mixed at war's end as the prepared to return home: "In our own country, we was. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | nothing in uniform. But over there we were treated like kings. We ate together, slept together. What the hell did I want to go back to America for?" For three decades, the U.S. refused to recognize these soldiers as heroes. In 1978 the battalion's combat records were brought to the attention of President Carter, who presented the 761st with the highest military honors. In 1991 survivors from both sides - the liberators as well as the liberated - returned to Buchenwald to. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | reflect on their pasts and to participate in an extraordinary public television documentary. Liberators, the stunningly illustrated companion volume, recovers an important yet little-known chapter in American history. |
| 610 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | United States. |
| Subordinate unit | Army. |
| -- | Tank Battalion, 761st |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | World War, 1939-1945 |
| General subdivision | Regimental histories |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 610 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | United States. |
| Subordinate unit | Army |
| General subdivision | African American troops |
| -- | History |
| Chronological subdivision | 20th century. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | World War, 1939-1945 |
| General subdivision | Participation, African American. |
| 610 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | USA |
| General subdivision | Tank Battalion (761) |
| Source of heading or term | swd |
| 650 07 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geschichte (1941-1945) |
| Source of heading or term | swd |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Miles, William, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1931- |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rosenblum, Nina. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Display text | Online version: |
| Main entry heading | Potter, Lou. |
| Title | Liberators. |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1992 |
| Record control number | (OCoLC)645850402 |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/liberatorsfighti00pott">http://www.archive.org/details/liberatorsfighti00pott</a> |
| Public note | Free eBook from the Internet Archive |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL1716364M">http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL1716364M</a> |
| Public note | Additional information and access via Open Library |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | E-BOOKS |
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