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Title Freedom flyers : the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II / J. Todd Moye.
Author Moye, J. Todd.
Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  940.5449 MOY    Check Shelves
 West Oaks  940.5449 MOY    Check Shelves
Description vii, 241 p.. [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series Oxford oral history series
Oxford oral history series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-231) and index.
Contents Prologue: "This is where you ride" -- 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".
Subject United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd.
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th.
United States. Army Air Forces. Composite Group, 477th.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
United States. Army Air Forces -- African American troops.
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.
ISBN 9780195386554 (hc.) : $24.95
0195386558 (hc.) : $24.95
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