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Misconceptions about the Tuskegee Airmen : Refuting Myths about America's First Black Military Pilots / Daniel Haulman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haulman, Daniel L. (Daniel Lee), 1949- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American.
- African American air pilots--History.
- African American air pilots.
- Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.).
- United States. Air Force--African Americans--History.
- United States.
- United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd--History.
- United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 477th--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (152 p.) ill
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Georgia : NewSouth Books, [2023]
- Summary:
- Once an obscure piece of World War II history, the Tuskegee Airmen are now among the most celebrated and documented aviators in military history. With this growth in popularity, however, have come a number of inaccurate stories and assumptions. Misconceptions about the Tuskegee Airmen refutes fifty-five of these myths, correcting the historical record while preserving the Airmen's rightful reputation as excellent servicemen.The myths examined include: the Tuskegee Airmen never losing a bomber to an enemy aircraft; that Lee Archer was an ace; that Roscoe Brown was the first American pilot to shoot down a German jet; that Charles McGee has the highest total combat missions flown; and that Daniel "Chappie" James was the leader of the "Freeman Field Mutiny." Historian Daniel Haulman, an expert on the Airmen with many published books on the subject, conclusively disproves these misconceptions through primary documents like monthly histories, daily narrative mission reports, honor-awarding orders, and reports on missing crews, thereby proving that the Airmen were praiseworthy, even without embellishments to their story.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-58838-479-9
- OCLC:
- 1528956880
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