Brothers in Arms The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes

A powerful wartime saga in the bestselling tradition ofFlags of Our Fathers, Brothers in Armsrecounts the extraordinary story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit to see combat in World War II.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, six-time NBA Most Valuable Player, is the author of the New York Times bestseller Giant Steps, as well as Kareem, Black Profiles in Courage, and A Season on the Reservation. Anthony Walton is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir Mississippi: An American Journey, a New York Times Notable Book. His work has appeared widely in newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, the Atlantic Monthly, the Times Literary Supplement, and The New Yorker. The recipient of a 1998 Whiting Writers' Award, he teaches at Bowdoin College.