Freedom flyers : the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II / J. Todd Moye.
2010
D790.252 332nd .M69 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Freedom flyers : the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II / J. Todd Moye.
Author
Moye, J. Todd.
ISBN
9780195386554 (alk. paper)
0195386558 (alk. paper)
0195386558 (alk. paper)
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010.
Language
English
Description
vii, 241 p. [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
D790.252 332nd .M69 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.54/4973
Summary
As the country's first African American military pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen fought in World War II on two fronts: against the Axis powers in the skies over Europe and against Jim Crow racism and segregation at home. Although the pilots flew more than 15,000 sorties and destroyed more than 200 German aircraft, their most far-reaching achievement defies quantification: delivering a powerful blow to racial inequality and discrimination in American life.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Oxford oral history series.
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Table of Contents
Prologue: This is where you sit
The use of Negro manpower in war
The Black Eagles take flight
The experiment
Combat on several fronts
The trials of the 477th
Integrating the Air Force
Epilogue: Let's make it a holy crusade all around.
The use of Negro manpower in war
The Black Eagles take flight
The experiment
Combat on several fronts
The trials of the 477th
Integrating the Air Force
Epilogue: Let's make it a holy crusade all around.