Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free : : Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW, Revised Edition / / Alexander Jefferson.
Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free is a rare gift detailing the experience of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, who was one of 32 Tuskegee Airmen from the 332nd Fighter Group to be shot down defending a country that considered them to be second-class citizens. In this vividly detailed, deeply personal sto...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface to the Revised Edition -- Alexander Jefferson Timeline -- Introduction -- 1. Detroit: The Formative Years -- 2. Clark College -- 3. The Making of a Tuskegee Airman -- 4. Combat -- 5. Captured! -- 6. Stalag Luft III -- 7. Stalag VIIA and Liberation -- 8. Civilian! -- Postscript -- Appendix -- Selected Sources -- Index |
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