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Zuchora-Walske, Christine

The Tuskegee Airmen Christine Zuchora-Walske - Minneapolis, Minnesota Abdo Publishing 2016 - 112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map, portraits ; 22 x 25 cm. - Essential library of World War II .

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.

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.

8 - 12 years

ISBN: 9781624037955 162403795X

ISSN: 9781624037955

LCCN: 2015931120

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th --History
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th.
Tuskegee Institute
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War--Participation, African American--1939-1945
African American air pilots--History
World War--Aerial operations, American--1939-1945
World War--Campaigns--Western Front--1939-1945
World War--Regimental histories--United States--1939-1945
African American air pilots.
Military campaigns.
Military operations, Aerial--American.
Military participation--African American.
Regimental histories.
World War --African Americans--1939-1945
African American air pilots--History
World War --Aerial operations--1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)
Alabama--Tuskegee Army Air Field.
United States.
Western Front (World War (1939-1945))

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Dewey Class. No.: j940.5403 Zuc 29