Tuskegee Airmen: Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow

Author:   Samuel de Korte
Publisher:   Pen & Sword Books Ltd
ISBN:  

9781399043816


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   14 February 2024
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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During the Second World War, the Tuskegee Airmen had not one but two enemies to overcome: the German Luftwaffe and Jim Crow. In this book, the inspiring history of these men is recounted detailing the struggles the men faced at home and abroad. The Tuskegee Airmen were black American pilots who served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War. However, before earning their wings, these men and women needed to prove themselves to their white countrymen. After all, the racism prevalent at the time meant that black Americans were deemed unsuitable for the demands of modern war. After completing their training and conducting their first combat missions, the real enemy was waiting for them: the Luftwaffe. As a result of their role escorting the bombers, as well as their bright red tails, the Tuskegee Airmen of 332nd Fighter Group earned the nickname the 'Red Tails'. The units served with distinction in several fierce engagements, such as the 99th Fighter Squadron, who fought in the skies over Anzio on 27 and 28 January 1944, and the 332nd Fighter Group, who earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its mission to Berlin on 24 March 1945. AUTHOR: Samuel de Korte is a graduate student of Utrecht University, where he studied for an MA in the Cultural History of Modern Europe. He researches and writes about black American soldiers during the Second World War. 70 b/w illustrations

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Author:   Samuel de Korte
Publisher:   Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:   Air World
ISBN:  

9781399043816


ISBN 10:   1399043811
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   14 February 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"""This new book is a fitting tribute to the 332nd, thoroughly covering its fight against both the enemy in the air and racism on the ground.""-- ""WWII History Magazine"" ""That the pilots' combat accounts read like other pilots' accounts in the air can be considered the point of the book.""-- ""Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"""


"""That the pilots' combat accounts read like other pilots' accounts in the air can be considered the point of the book.""-- ""Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"""


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Samuel de Korte is a graduate student of Utrecht University, where he studied for an MA in the Cultural History of Modern Europe. He researches and writes about black American soldiers during the Second World War.

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