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The Tuskegee Airmen, by Christine Zuchora-Walske

Label
The Tuskegee Airmen, by Christine Zuchora-Walske
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104, 106-109) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
portraitsmapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Tuskegee Airmen
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
by Christine Zuchora-Walske
Series statement
Essential library of World War II
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
Table Of Contents
Red-tail angels -- The long road to takeoff -- African Americans in the military -- Flight training at Tuskegee -- From Africa to Europe -- The Italian campaign -- The home front -- Postwar challenges -- Legacy of the Tuskegee airmen -- Timeline -- Essential facts -- Glossary
Target audience
juvenile
Genre
Content
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