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Author:

Homan, Lynn M.

Title:

Black Knights : the story of the Tuskegee airmen / by Lynn M. Homan and Thomas Reilly ; foreword by Louis R. Purnell.

Publisher:

Pelican Pub. Co.,

Copyright Date:

2001

Description:

336 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Air Force--History--History--Pictorial works.
Air pilots, Military--United States--History--Pictorial works.
Air pilots, Military--Tuskegee--Tuskegee--History--Pictorial works.
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)--Pictorial works.

Other Authors:

Reilly, Thomas, 1946-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-324) and index.

Contents:

Index. Preface -- appendix. Black men can't fly -- [ch.] 2. The opening of the door -- [ch.] 3. Tuskegee -- [ch.] 4. Send us your best men -- [ch.] 5. Segregation goes on ... separate but not equal -- [ch.] 6. To war, to war ... finally -- [ch.] 7. On to Italy -- [ch.] 8. In the skies over Europe -- [ch.] 9. Red tails -- [ch.] 10. The war rages on -- [ch.] 11. The 332nd scores big -- [ch.] 12. The end in sight -- [ch.] 13. The birth of the 477th -- [ch.] 14. The Freeman Field mutiny -- [ch.] 15. The Commander : Benjamin O. Davis Jr. -- [ch.] 16. The war is over -- [ch.] 17. The unsung warriors -- [ch.] 18. The Tuskegee experience -- [ch.] 19. Black birds -- appendix. Roster of pilot training graduates at Tuskegee Army Air Field -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

Product Description: What became known as the Tuskegee Experience began in 1931 with a letter from the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People to the War Department asking that blacks be allowed to join the military. The efforts of early African American aviators, the struggle of organizations and individuals against the military's segregation policies, and the hard work of thousands of young men and women, military and civilian, black and white, all combined to make the Tuskegee Airmen an important but often overlooked part of America's military history. Through fascinating interviews with veterans and historical photographs, this is the story of the men and women who served in the training program at Tuskegee Army Air Field from 1941 to 1946. The pilot's stories are here, but so are the experiences of the mechanics, band members, staff officers, nurses, and more that proved that they had courage and perseverance, not only in war, but in peacetime as well.

ISBN:

9781565548282
1565548280

OCLC:

(OCoLC)45023349

LCCN:

00047850

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

HYAX325 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Estherville (Estherville)

UWAX953 -- Waldorf University - Luise V. Hanson Library (Forest City)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)