This book is a rare and important gift. One of the few memoirs of combat in World War II by a distinguished African-American flier, it is also perhaps the only account of the African-American experience in a German prison camp.
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This book is a rare and important gift. One of the few memoirs of combat in World War II by a distinguished African-American flier, it is also perhaps the only account of the African-American experience in a German prison camp.
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New. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension.
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New. This book is a rare and important gift. One of the few memoirs of combat in World War II by a distinguished African-American flier, it is also perhaps the only account of the African-American experience in a German prison camp. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBW; JFSL4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 5817...2017. Revised ed. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very good. Slightly bumped dust jacket. Few creased pages. Appears unread, may have minor damage from transit/storage. Next working day dispatch from the UK (Mon-Fri). Please contact us with any queries.
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The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
Lt. Col. Jefferson shares his experience as Tuskegee airman starting with his days as an aviation cadet and finally to a fighter squadron equipped with P40 fighters. His squadron was a ground support unit with plenty of missions but little opportunity for air combat (fighter v. fighter). That changed when they were reequipped with P51 Mustangs. He flew plenty of bomber escort missions but ironically his plane was shot down while he was engaged in a strafing run. As the Tail End Charlie of his squadron, the Germans were ready for him and blasted his Mustang out of the sky. Jefferson pulls up and bails, surviving his jump to become a kriege (GI slang for PoW).
At camp no one thinks much of him and some of the PoW interred for a long time were skeptical ("We have black fighter pilots?") until some new PoWs arrived. Among them was a bomber white crewman who spotted Jefferson, ran up and embraced him. "You're a Redtail! A Goddamn Redtail! If you guys were with us, we'd never would have been shot down." After that Jefferson's credibility was beyond doubt.
Upon liberation and return to the U. S., it was back to the same old racism as a white NCO greeted the officers with, "White officers to the right, n*******s to the left!"
Anyone interested in WW II aviation, the Redtails and the PoW experience will find Lt. Col. Jefferson's book an interesting read. Thank you Col. Jefferson.
