Freedom flyers : the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II /
J. Todd Moye.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010.
- vii, 241 p. [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index.
Prologue: This is where you sit -- The use of Negro manpower in war -- The Black Eagles take flight -- The experiment -- Combat on several fronts -- The trials of the 477th -- Integrating the Air Force -- Epilogue: Let's make it a holy crusade all around.
9780195386554 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2009034079
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd. United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th. United States. Army Air Forces. Composite Group, 477th. United States. Army Air Forces --African American troops.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American. World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American. African American air pilots--History.