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Tuskegee airmen / Barry M. Stentiford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stentiford, Barry M.
- Series:
- Landmarks of the American mosaic.
- Landmarks of the American mosaic
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army Air Forces. Composite Group, 477th.
- United States.
- United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd.
- United States. Army Air Forces--African American troops.
- African American fighter pilots--History.
- African American fighter pilots.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 223 pages) : illustrations
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This poignant history of the Tuskegee Airmen separates myth and legend from fact, placing them within the context of the growth of American airpower and the early stirrings of the African American Civil Rights Movement.
- Contents:
- A legacy to build on
- The experiment
- Deployment
- The Tuskegee airmen meet the challenge
- A separate black air force
- Dangerous enemies
- Afterword: the legacy of the Tuskegee airmen.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798216028000
- 9786613214706
- 9781283214704
- 1283214709
- 9780313386855
- 0313386854
- OCLC:
- 750173825
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