Soaring to glory : a Tuskegee airman's firsthand account of World War II
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Author
Contributors
Stewart, Harry T. author.
Published
Washington, DC : Regnery History, [2019].
ISBN
9781621579519, 1621579514
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | B STE | On Shelf |
Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | 940.544 HAN | On Shelf |
Bloomingdale Public Library - Nonfiction | 940.544 HAN | On Shelf |
Calumet City Public Library - Nonfiction | 940.544 HAN | On Shelf |
La Grange Public Library - Stacks | 940.544 STE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American air pilots -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Handleman, Philip.
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)
United States. -- Army Air Forces -- African American troops.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Fighter Group, 332nd.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
Autobiographies.
Handleman, Philip.
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)
United States. -- Army Air Forces -- African American troops.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Fighter Group, 332nd.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
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Published
Washington, DC : Regnery History, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781621579519, 1621579514
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-264) and index.
Description
"He had to sit in a segregated rail car on the journey to Army basic training in Mississippi in 1943. But two years later, the twenty-year-old African American from New York was at the controls of a P-51, prowling for Luftwaffe aircraft at five thousand feet over the Austrian countryside. By the end of World War II, he had done something that nobody could take away from him: He had become an American hero. This is the remarkable true story of Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. Award-winning aviation writer Philip Handleman recreates the harrowing action and heart-pounding drama of Stewart's combat missions, including the legendary mission in which Stewart downed three enemy fighters. Soaring to Glory also reveals the cruel injustices Stewart and his fellow Tuskegee Airmen faced during their wartime service and upon return home after the war. Stewart's heroism was not celebrated as it should have been in postwar America -- but now, his boundless courage and determination will never be forgotten." --,From publisher's description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Handleman, P., & Stewart, H. T. (2019). Soaring to glory: a Tuskegee airman's firsthand account of World War II . Regnery History.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Handleman, Philip and Harry T. Stewart. 2019. Soaring to Glory: A Tuskegee Airman's Firsthand Account of World War II. Regnery History.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Handleman, Philip and Harry T. Stewart. Soaring to Glory: A Tuskegee Airman's Firsthand Account of World War II Regnery History, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Handleman, Philip,, and Harry T Stewart. Soaring to Glory: A Tuskegee Airman's Firsthand Account of World War II Regnery History, 2019.
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