Willard, Tom

Buffalo soldiers by Tom Willard( Book )
15 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,093 libraries worldwide
The story of black cavalrymen fighting alongside whites against the Indians. It is told through the eyes of Samuel Sharps, a boy saved from slavery who rose to sergeant-major in an all-black unit nicknamed Buffalo Soldiers by the Indians because of their curly hair. First novel in a series on black military men.

The sable doughboys by Tom Willard( Book )
3 editions published between 1997 and 1998 in English and held by 607 libraries worldwide
A novel on two black soldiers in World War I. They are the Sharp brothers, among the first to be commissioned when the U.S. opens the officer corps to blacks in segregated units. On arrival in France their unit is put to work unloading cargo and the novel describes their struggle to participate in combat and their heroism. By the author of Buffalo Soldiers.

Wings of honor by Tom Willard( Book )
3 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 580 libraries worldwide
A novel on the Tuskegee Airmen, black pilots who fought in World War II. The hero is a descendant of a black military family who has to fight bigotry at home in order to fight for his country abroad. By the author of Buffalo Soldiers.

The stone ponies by Tom Willard( Book )
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 362 libraries worldwide
Franklin LeBaron Sharpes, a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam, fights to avenge his brother's death while he battles against reconciling with the father who deserted him.

Sword of valor by Tom Willard( Book )
2 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 320 libraries worldwide
The Black Sabre series, detailing the huge contributions that African Americans have made to the military throughout American history, concludes with Sword of Valor. Five generations of the Sharps family have fought on America's front lines. The first woman to join their ranks is West Point graduate Lieutenant Argonne Sharps, a helicopter pilot with the famous 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles." From the invasion of Kuwait by the Iraqi Republican Guard, to the victorious culmination on "The Highway of Death" in the ground campaign, the meticulous preparation for war is seen from the 1st Brigade's deployment to the last shot fired.

The stone ponies : book four of the Black Sabre Chronicles by Tom Willard( Book )
3 editions published between 1997 and 2001 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide

Sudden fury by Tom Willard( Book )
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide

Desert star by Tom Willard( Book )
2 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide

Strike fighters by Tom Willard( Book )
1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide

Golden triangle by Tom Willard( Book )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide