Tuskegee Airmen

by Barry M. Stentiford

Book Overview

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.

The "Tuskegee Airmen"--the first African American pilots to serve in the U.S. military--were comprised of the 99th Fighter Squadron, the 332nd Fighter Group, and the 477th Bombardment Group, all of whose members received...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313386846
• ISBN13: 9780313386848
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"