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Author Zuchora-Walske, Christine.

Title The Tuskegee airmen / by Christine Zuchora-Walske.

Publication Info. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2016]
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 Bristol, Main Library - Young Adult Materials in Adult Department  YA940.5449 ZUCHORA-WALSKE    Check Shelf
Description 112 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 22 cm.
Series Essential library of World War II
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Chapter 1. Red-tail angels -- chapter 2. The long road to takeoff -- chapter 3. African Americans in the military -- chapter 4. Flight training at Tuskegee -- chapter 5. From Africa to Europe -- chapter 6. The Italian campaign -- chapter 7. The home front -- chapter 8. Postwar challenges -- chapter 9. Legacy of the Tuskegee airmen.
Summary This title examines the African-American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, focusing on their training, their impressive performance in the skies over Europe, and the discrimination they faced. Narrative text, historical photographs, and primary sources assist the reader in report writing.
Subject United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
African American air pilots -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Subject United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th. (OCoLC)fst00526705
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
Chronological Term 1939 - 1945
Subject African American air pilots. (OCoLC)fst00799007
Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
Military operations, Aerial -- American. (OCoLC)fst01710199
Military participation -- African American. (OCoLC)fst01353696
Regimental histories. (OCoLC)fst01354209
Alabama -- Tuskegee Army Air Field. (OCoLC)fst01269631
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Western Front (World War (1939-1945)) (OCoLC)fst01900004
ISBN 162403795X
9781624037955
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