Victory: Tales of a Tuskegee Airman
- ISBN-10
- 1450244823
- ISBN-13
- 9781450244824
- Series
- Victory
- Category
- African American air pilots
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Author
- Les Williams
Description
WITH THE WORLD ON FIRE, Black people living in the United States put aside their grievances at home to fight for freedom abroad during World War II. One of them, Les Williams, wants to trade in his dancing shoes to become a pilot. But at twenty-two years old, Williams finds himself drafted into the Army. Relying on some of his gifted footwork, however, he enrolls in the Tuskegee Institute. There, he becomes part of an elite group of Black men whose mission is to prove that they can excel as combat pilots. Williams is now a member of the Tuskegee Airmen. The group will fly more than 15,500 sorties and almost 1,600 missions. Its members will earn 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, Legions of Merit, eight Purple Hearts, and the Red Star of Yugoslavia. Their accomplishments will change the course of American history. Explore one family 's rich history and discover how a group of Black men opened a door to a better future in "Victory"
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