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Red tails, black wings : the men of America's Black air force
- Title
- Red tails, black wings : the men of America's Black air force / by John B. Holway.
- Author
- Holway, John.
- Publication
- Las Cruces, New Mexico : Yucca Tree Press, ©1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | D790 .H655 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 345 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- This history of black aviation in America from 1911 to the Vietnam War concentrates on World War II and the Tuskegee Airmen, or the 99th Fighter Squadron also known as the "Red Tails." Members of the squadron were interviewed for the book.
- Subject
- USA Fighter Group 332
- 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American
- African American air pilots > History
- Military operations, Aerial > American
- African American air pilots
- Military participation > African American
- Luftwaffe
- Flugzeugführer
- Piloten
- Militairen
- Tweede Wereldoorlog
- Zwarten
- Geschichte 1941-1945
- Schwärze
- USA
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-336) and index.
- Contents
- Black rifles -- Black wings -- The Tuskegee experiment -- The 99th -- Combat -- Triumph at Anzio -- The 332nd -- Naples -- The 15th Air Force -- Walterboro -- The Red Tails -- Air wars -- Ground warfare -- Christmas -- Victory in Europe -- Homecoming -- Korea and Vietnam -- Final triumph -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 1881325210
- 9781881325215
- LCCN
- 96061290
- OCLC
- ocm36480255
- 36480255
- SCSB-350641
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library