Bibliograph

The Tuskegee airmen, by Christine Zuchora-Walske

Type

Label

The Tuskegee airmen, by Christine Zuchora-Walske

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

portraitsillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Tuskegee airmen

Nature of contents

yearbooks

Oclc number

905737223

Responsibility statement

by Christine Zuchora-Walske

Series statement

Essential library of World War II

Summary

This title examines the African-American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, focusing on their training, their impressive performance in the skies over Europe, and the discrimination they faced. Narrative text, historical photographs, and primary sources assist the reader in report writing

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1. Red-tail angels -- chapter 2. The long road to takeoff -- chapter 3. African Americans in the military -- chapter 4. Flight training at Tuskegee -- chapter 5. From Africa to Europe -- chapter 6. The Italian campaign -- chapter 7. The home front -- chapter 8. Postwar challenges -- chapter 9. Legacy of the Tuskegee airmen

Target audience

juvenile

Classification