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Summary:

"Once an obscure piece of World War II history, the Tuskegee Airmen are now among the most celebrated and documented aviators in military history. With this growth in popularity, however, have come a number of inaccurate stories and assumptions. Misconceptions about the Tuskegee Airmen refutes fifty-five of these myths, correcting the historical record while preserving the Airmen's rightful reputation as excellent servicemen. The myths examined include: the Tuskegee Airmen never losing a bomber to an enemy aircraft; that Lee Archer was an ace; that Roscoe Brown was the first American pilot to shoot down a German jet; that Charles McGee has the highest total combat missions flown; and that Daniel "Chappie" James was the leader of the "Freeman Field Mutiny." Historian Daniel Haulman, an expert on the Airmen with many published books on the subject, conclusively disproves these misconceptions through primary documents like monthly histories, daily narrative mission reports, honor-awarding orders, and reports on missing crews, thereby proving that the Airmen were without equal, even without embellishments to their story. " -- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Haulman, Daniel L. (Daniel Lee), 1949- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Misconceptions about the Tuskegee Airmen: refuting myths about America's first Black military pilots [by Haulman, D.L.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Misconceptions about the Tuskegee airmen [by Haulman, D.L.] (Montgomery : NewSouth Books, 2023 — ISBN 9781588384546)

Subjects:

United States Air Force — African Americans — History

United States Army Air Forces — Fighter Group, 332nd — History

United States Army Air Forces — Bombardment Group, 477th — History

World War, 1939-1945 — Aerial operations, American

World War, 1939-1945 — Participation, African American

African American air pilots — History

Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 03, 2023).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

D790.252 332nd .H38 2023eb

ISBNs:

9781588384799 (electronic book)
1588384799 (electronic book)
9781588384546 (paperback) [Invalid]
1588384543 (paperback) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1372300480

Other Control Numbers:

3365150 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp304660982