Black Knights by Lynn Homan

Black Knights by Lynn Homan

What became known as the Tuskegee Experience began in 1931 with a letter from the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored 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, Black Knights is the story of the men and women who served in the training program at Tuskegee Army Air Field from 1941 to 1946. The pilots' stories are here, but so are the experiences of the mechanics, band members, armorers, staff officers, nurses, and more that proved that they had courage and perseverance, not only in war, but in peacetime as well.

Homan, Lynn M.: - Drawing images from the collections of the Key West Art and Historical Society, the Monroe County Public Library, and other local sources, authors Lynn M. Homan and Thomas Reilly have compiled a fascinating pictorial history of the Southernmost City, Florida's Key West. Over 200 captioned photographs and postcards brilliantly capture the Key West of a bygone era as well as the modern city that continues to draw thousands of tourists every year. A wonderful memento and history lesson, Images of America: Key West is a perfect addition to the bookshelf of every resident and the beachbag of every visitor who comes to experience this singular island paradise.

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ISBN 13	9781565548282
ISBN 10	1565548280
Titel	Black Knights
Autor	Lynn Homan
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Pelican Publishing Co
Erscheinungsjahr	2001-01-31
Seitenanzahl	336
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.