Red Tails by John B Holway
Official source for the major motion picture from Executive Producer George LucasThe first group of African-American pilots in the history of the U.S. military, the Tuskegee Airmen had to battle discrimination at home before they could join the fight abroad. Trained at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute, they overcame racial bias during World War I as the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the Army Air Corps. The pilots of the 332nd made their reputation escorting B-17s and B-24s on long bombing runs over Central Europe. Nicknamed Red Tails for the crimson tips of their P-51 Mustang fighters, the airmen were also known as the Red-Tailed Angels by their admiring bomber crews.
Based on extensive interviews with members of the Tuskegee Airmen, this inspiring book offers insights into the prejudices the Red Tails had to overcome and recaptures the drama of wartime service. As veteran Charles McGee noted, The story of the Tuskegee Airmen isn't a black story, it's an American history story, and the youth of America need to know about it. The primary source for the George Lucas film, Red Tails, this volume includes sixteen pages of historic black-and-white photographs and was praised by Library Journal as an important addition to any African-American history and/or military studies collection.
That inimitable personality is recalled in an introduction by John B. Holway, the author of Voices from the Great Black Baseball Leagues (1992). David Lipman's afterword describes the last twenty years of Paige's life, including the proud moment in 1971 when he became one of the first three great players from the Negro Leagues to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780486485003 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486485005 |
| Title | Red Tails |
| Author | John B Holway |
| Series | Dover Military History Weapons Armor Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2012-01-17 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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