Air Force heroes in Vietnam
Author | : Donald K. Schneider |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 101 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1428993932 |
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Author | : Donald K. Schneider |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 101 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1428993932 |
Author | : Barbara M. Linde |
Publisher | : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2012-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1433972352 |
Every man and woman who steps forward to fight for the freedom and lives of others can be called a hero. Many members of the air force have exceeded even that high calling and have performed such courageous deeds that their stories live on. This book, supported by historical photographs, relates some of the amazing feats of the air force's most famous airmen, including Chuck Yeager and the Tuskegee Airmen.
Author | : James B. Sweeney |
Publisher | : Franklin Watts |
Total Pages | : 94 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780531103029 |
Presents biographical sketches of five American fighter pilots and aviation heroes of World War II. Includes descriptions of the types of aircraft, a glossary of aviation terms, and explanations of military ranks and command structure in the U.S. Air Force.
Author | : Phillip Thomas Tucker |
Publisher | : Potomac Books, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 2012-03 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1597976067 |
A thrilling biography of one of the most famous African American pilots of all time.
Author | : Stephen Lee McFarland |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
Author | : Sherri L. Smith |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2018-08-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0399541950 |
It's up, up, and away with the Tuskegee Airmen, a heroic group of African American military pilots who helped the United States win World War II. During World War II, black Americans were fighting for their country and for freedom in Europe, yet they had to endure a totally segregated military in the United States, where they weren't considered smart enough to become military pilots. After acquiring government funding for aviation training, civil rights activists were able to kickstart the first African American military flight program in the US at Tuskegee University in Alabama. While this book details thrilling flight missions and the grueling training sessions the Tuskegee Airmen underwent, it also shines a light on the lives of these brave men who helped pave the way for the integration of the US armed forces.
Author | : A. Timothy Warnock |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2000-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780160504112 |
Author | : Manuel Perales |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2016-11-22 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781540535061 |
Illustrations with watercolors and biographical summaries of some fighter Aces of the First and Second World War, with the story of their exploits.
Author | : Bob Vásquez |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2009-05 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 143791277X |
Author | : Alan M. Osur |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : African Americans |
ISBN | : |
This book is based upon a Ph. D. dissertation written by an Air Force officer who studied at the University of Denver. Currently an Associate Professor of History at the Air Force Academy, Major Osur's account relates how the leadership in the War Department and the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) tried to deal with the problem of race and the prejudices which were reflected in the bulk of American society. It tells a story of black racial protests and riots which such attitudes and discrimination provoked. The author describes many of the discriminatory actions taken against black airmen, whose goal was equality of treatment and opportunities as American citizens. He also describes the role of black pilots as they fought in the Mediterranean theater of operations against the Axis powers. In his final chapters, he examines the continuing racial frictions within the Army Air Forces which led to black servicemen protests and riots in 1945 at several installations.