02304cam a2200421 i 4500 296136550 TxAuBib 20170524120000.0 150116s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015931120 9781624037955 162403795X YDXCP eng rda YDXCP BDX BTCTA WIV OCLCO OCLCF QBX OCLCO ABG NYP DLC TxAuBib rda Zuchora-Walske, Christine. The Tuskegee Airmen [BOOK] / by Christine Zuchora-Walske. ©2016. 112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map, portraits ; 22 x 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Essential library of World War II Includes bibliographical references (pages 104, 106-109) and index. Red-tail angels -- The long road to takeoff -- African Americans in the military -- Flight training at Tuskegee -- From Africa to Europe -- The Italian campaign -- The home front -- Postwar challenges -- Legacy of the Tuskegee airmen -- Timeline -- Essential facts -- Glossary. 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 sourcesassist the reader in report writing. 1090L Lexile. 20170524. United States Army Air Forces Fighter Squadron, 99th History Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Participation, African American Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States Juvenile literature. African American air pilots History Juvenile literature. Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala) Juvenile literature. Essential library of World War II.