Red Tail captured, Red Tail free : memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Carlson, Lewis H., author.
Published
New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
ISBN
9780823274383, 0823274381
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bensenville Community Public Library District - Nonfiction | 940.544973 JEF | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American fighter pilots -- Biography.
Biographies.
Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Jefferson, Alexander, -- 1921-
Personal narratives.
Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Fighter Group, 332nd.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.
Biographies.
Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Jefferson, Alexander, -- 1921-
Personal narratives.
Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Fighter Group, 332nd.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.
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Published
New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxv, 170 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780823274383, 0823274381
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-161) and index.
Description
"[This book] is a rare gift detailing the experience of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, who was one of 32 Tuskegee Airmen from the 332nd Fighter Group to be shot down defending a country that considered them to be second-class citizens. In this vividly detailed, deeply personal story, Jefferson writes as a genuine American hero about what it meant to be an African American pilot in enemy hands, fighting to protect the promise of freedom. The book features the sketches, drawings, and other illustrations Jefferson created during his nine months as a POW, and Lewis Carlson's authoritative background to the man, his unit, and the fight Alexander Jefferson fought so well. This revised edition covers the story of Jefferson's continuing outreach and education work, as he brings the story of the Tuskegee Airmen to communities and schools across the country, and the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to the Airmen in 2007. [This book] is perhaps the only account of the African American experience in a German prison camp."--Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jefferson, A., & Carlson, L. H. (2017). Red Tail captured, Red Tail free: memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW (Revised edition.). Fordham University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jefferson, Alexander, 1921- and Lewis H., Carlson. 2017. Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW. Fordham University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jefferson, Alexander, 1921- and Lewis H., Carlson. Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW Fordham University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jefferson, Alexander, and Lewis H. Carlson. Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW Revised edition., Fordham University Press, 2017.
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