A-train : memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman

Dryden, Charles W. (Charles Walter) (Author).

Summary: How does a black American prepare for a career in a profession traditionally closed to blacks? And how does he or she cope with the frustrations and dangers that subsequent experiences generate? A-Train is the story of one of the black Americans who, during World War II, graduated from Tuskegee Army Flying School and served as a pilot in the 99th Pursuit Squadron. Charles W. Dryden has prepared an honest, fast-paced, balanced, vividly written, and very personal account.

Item details

ISBN: 0817308563
ISBN: 9780817308568
ISBN: 9780817312664
ISBN: 0817312668
Physical Description: print
xviii, 421 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1997.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 409) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Dismissed! (July 1944) -- Why? (July 1944) -- The fledgling (1920-1941) -- Off to Tuskegee (August 1941) -- Aviation cadets (August 1941-April 1942) -- Nest of black eagles (April 1942-April 1943) -- Fighting 99th : over there! (April 1943-September 1943) -- Arrivederci, Sicily! (September 1943-1944) -- "You're not ready!" (1944-July 1945) -- Fighting 99th : over here! (July 1945-February 1946) -- Camelot! (February 1946-June 1949) -- Lonely eagles (June 1949-July 1950) -- Over there again! (July 1950-February 1952) -- Sayanara! (February 1952-September 1957) -- Guten tag, West Germany (September 1957-May 1959) -- Auf Wiedersehen! (May 1959-January 1962) -- Twilight of a lonely eagle (January 1962-August 1962) -- Contrails (Timeless) -- Epilogue.

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Subject:

Dryden, Charles W. (Charles Walter)
World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American
World War, 1939-1945 Participation, African American
World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American
African American air pilots Biography
United States. Army Air Forces Biography
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)
Dryden, Charles W. (Charles Walter)
United States. Army Air Forces.
World War (1939-1945)
African American air pilots
Military operations, Aerial American
Military participation African American
Alabama Tuskegee Army Air Field

Genre:

Biography.
Personal narratives -- American.

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