Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War Children's Books scandal and controversy—and because they

scandal and controversy—and because they are the war stories of nurses

and reports by the men themselves

this handsome commemorative volume gives a unique perspective on one of the most pivotal and volatile events of modern history

During the bloodiest days of World War I

Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War Children's Books scandal and controversy—and because theyDescription by Jeffrey T. Simmons & John H. Jr. Marrow Paperback When on May 15, 1918 a French lieutenant warned Henry Johnson of the 369th to move back because of a possible enemy raid, Johnson reportedly replied: "I'm an American, and I never retreat." The story, even if apocryphal, captures the mythic status of the Harlem Rattlers, the African American combat unit that grew out of the 15th New York National Guard, who were said to have never lost a