Book retailers online uk

When they were given the opportunity finally to prove themselves in the air and in battle Black fighter pilots the Tuskegee Airmen or Red Tails as they became known turned in an unrivaled record of protection for bombers on their mission to stamp out Hitler s tyranny Robert L Martin an eager young man from mostly white Dubuque Iowa was thrust into a segregated unit in the hostile Deep South for his military flight training before deploying to Italy Overseas he earned a Distinguished Flying Cross early on for his bravery On his 64th mission he was shot down while strafing an airfield After parachuting from his burning plane Martin spent five weeks behind enemy lines before being reunited with his squadron shortly before V E Day He earned a Purple Heart and an Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters as well as the Distinguished Flying Cross Yet when he returned home he found that nothing had changed in the racism he encountered not even for a decorated combat veteran Told with honesty humor and tension filled detail Red Tail reveals how one man s bravery and skill helped win the war and smash stereotypes Red Tail A Tuskegee Airman s Rendezvous with DestinyRed TailI thought I was getting a book about the Tuskegee airmen It turned out to be a first person account of one of them As a black fighter pilot heack discussed his training and battle experiences He also discussed the challenges he faced as a black man in a white army Many white people saw them as black people before they saw they were men who were in the service of their country I enjoyed the book 1663257000