Buffalo Soldiers

Tom Willard

Macmillan, Feb 15, 1997 - Fiction - 336 pages

From the Civil War to Desert Storm, there stretches an unbroken line of dedicated, distinguished service by African-Americans in the United States military. Buffalo Soldiers is a tribute to the bravery, honor, and sacrifice of these black American fighting men.

Sergeant Major Augustus Sharps of the 10th Cavalry and other former slaves had proven that they could fight valiantly for their freedom, but in the West they were to fight for the freedom and security of white settlers who often despised them. The Cheyenne thought the hair of this new kind of soldier resembled buffalo hides, and the men on the 9th and 10th Cavalry became known as "buffalo soldiers."

About the author

Tom Willard, born into a military family, quit high school to join the army and served as a paratrooper and combat medic in Vietnam. He was wounded in action and decorated with the Bronze Star with "V" device for valor, and the Purple Heart, among other medals. He is a University of North Dakota graduate who has lived in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Buffalo Soldiers; Book 1 of The Black Sabre Chronicles, Tom Willard
• Author: Tom Willard
• Edition: reprint, large print
• Publisher: Macmillan, 1997
• ISBN: 0812551052, 9780812551051
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / African American & Black / General; Fiction / General; Fiction / Historical / General; Fiction / War & Military; Fiction / Westerns