The night broke open in a storm of explosions and fire.
In A More Unbending Battle, journalist and author Pete Nelson chronicles the little-known story of the 369th Infantry Regiment--the first African-American regiment muster.
When the shells exploded prematurely overhead, a rain of shrapnel fell on the men below--better than when the shells exploded in the trenches...
The sound of shells whizzing overhead, screeching through the night like wounded pheasants, was terrifying.
The night broke open in a storm of explosions and fire