| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 223 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Landmarks of the American mosaic
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Landmarks of the American mosaic.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A legacy to build on -- The experiment -- Deployment -- The Tuskegee airmen meet the challenge -- A separate black air force -- Dangerous enemies -- Afterword: the legacy of the Tuskegee airmen. |
| Summary |
The 'Tuskegee Airmen' - the first African American pilots to serve in the US military - were comprised of the 99th Fighter Squadron, the 332nd Fighter Group, and the 477th Bombardment Group. This title depicts the Tuskegee Airmen at the junction of two historical trends. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd.
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United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd. |
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United States. Army Air Forces. Composite Group, 477th.
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United States. Army Air Forces. Composite Group, 477th. |
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United States. Army Air Forces -- African American troops.
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United States. Army Air Forces. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe.
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African American fighter pilots -- History.
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African American fighter pilots. |
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History. |
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. |
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Armed Forces -- African American troops. |
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Military campaigns. |
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Military operations, Aerial -- American. |
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Military participation -- African American. |
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Regimental histories. |
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Europe. |
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United States. |
| Chronological Term |
1939-1945 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stentiford, Barry M. Tuskegee airmen. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, ©2012 9780313386848 (DLC) 2011013524 (OCoLC)701807915 |
| ISBN |
9780313386855 (electronic book) |
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0313386854 (electronic book) |
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1283214709 |
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9781283214704 |
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9780313386848 (hardcopy ; alkaline paper) |
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0313386846 (hardcopy ; alkaline paper) |
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9786613214706 |
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6613214701 |
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