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- Condition
- ISBN-10
- 0817319581
- Publication Name
- University Alabama Press
- Type
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780817319588
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Alabama Press
ISBN-10
0817319581
ISBN-13
9780817319588
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240066664
Product Key Features
Book Title
Keep Your AirSpeed Up : the Story of a Tuskegee Airman
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / General, Military / United States, Military
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-001233
Reviews
"A very valuable addition to the available literature on the Tuskegee Airmen from a first-person point of view." --Daniel L. Haulman, author of Eleven Myths about the Tuskegee Airmen and The Tuskegee Airmen and the "Never Lost a Bomber" Myth and coauthor of The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History, 1939-1949, "Brown describes in compelling, firsthand detail what it was like to be a Tuskegee Airman, why at least one young African American man wanted to participate in the historical experience in the first place, and what difference it made in the arc of his life. Brown's personality is evident on the page and his voice is absorbing." --J. Todd Moye, author of Freedom Flyers: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, " Keep Your Airspeed Up is a surprise. A very nice one. Not only is it a warm and genuine biography, beginning even before author Harold H. Brown was born, but this book takes readers through a two-pronged fight, both in war and for civil rights, as told through quiet tales of heroes and those who created them . . .Even if you don't consider yourself a World War II buff, this book is more than just that; there's other history here, as well as a biography that will charm you plenty. If that seems like a winner for you, then Keep Your Airspeed Up is a pretty big book." -- Marco Eagle "A very valuable addition to the available literature on the Tuskegee Airmen from a first-person point of view." --Daniel L. Haulman, author of Eleven Myths about the Tuskegee Airmen and The Tuskegee Airmen and the "Never Lost a Bomber" Myth and coauthor of The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History, 1939-1949
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
940.54/4973
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Part I. The Early Years 1. My Family and Ancestry 2. My Early Life in Minnesota 3. My Love Affair with a Plane 4. Bubba's Experience in the Military Part II. The War Years 5. I Just Wanted to Fly 6. Flight Training: In the Air at Last 7. The Transition to War 8. The Trip Overseas and Commander B. O. Davis 9. The Air Forces, the P-51, and Ramitelli Air Field 10. Combat 11. December 1944 12. January to February 1945 13. March 1945 14. Nuremberg 15. The March to Moosburg 16. Liberation 17. Going Home Part III. The Postwar Years 18. To Stay or Not to Stay 19. The Future Unfolds 20. The Korean War 21. Strategic Air Command 22. Crises in America and My Decision to Leave the Military 23. A New Career in Higher Education 24. Fame 25. Giving Back 26. Breaking Par 27. The Fourth Quarter Notes Index
Synopsis
Inspiring memoir of Colonel Harold H. Brown, one of the 930 original Tuskegee pilots, whose dramatic wartime exploits and postwar professional successes contribute to this extraordinary account. Keep Your Airspeed Up: The Story of a Tuskegee Airman is the memoir of an African American man who, through dedication to his goals and vision, overcame the despair of racial segregation to great heights, not only as a military aviator, but also as an educator and as an American citizen. Unlike other historical and autobiographical portrayals of Tuskegee airmen, Harold H. Brown's memoir is told from its beginnings: not on the first day of combat, not on the first day of training, but at the very moment Brown realized he was meant to be a pilot. He revisits his childhood in Minneapolis where his fascination with planes pushed him to save up enough of his own money to take flying lessons. Brown also details his first trip to the South, where he was met with a level of segregation he had never before experienced and had never imagined possible. During the 1930s and 1940s, longstanding policies of racial discrimination were called into question as it became clear that America would likely be drawn into World War II. The military reluctantly allowed for the development of a flight-training program for a limited number of African Americans on a segregated base in Tuskegee, Alabama. The Tuskegee Airmen, as well as other African Americans in the armed forces, had the unique experience of fighting two wars at once: one against Hitler's fascist regime overseas and one against racial segregation at home. Colonel Brown fought as a combat pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group during World War II, and was captured and imprisoned in Stalag VII A in Moosburg, Germany, where he was liberated by General George S. Patton on April 29, 1945. Upon returning home, Brown noted with acute disappointment that race relations in the United States hadn't changed. It wasn't until 1948 that the military desegregated, which many scholars argue would not have been possible without the exemplary performance of the Tuskegee Airmen., Keep Your Airspeed Up is a powerful memoir chronicling the life of Colonel Harold H. Brown, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, who overcame racial barriers to serve as a decorated WWII combat pilot and later as an educator. Through gripping personal stories and historical insight, Brown?s journey reveals the courage it took to fight for freedom abroad and equality at home., Inspiring memoir of Colonel Harold H. Brown, one of the 930 original Tuskegee pilots, whose dramatic wartime exploits and postwar professional successes contribute to this extraordinary account. Keep Your Airspeed Up: The Story of a Tuskegee Airman is the memoir of an African American man who, through dedication to his goals and vision, overcame the despair of racial segregation to great heights, not only as a military aviator, but also as an educator and as an American citizen. Unlike other historical and autobiographical portrayals of Tuskegee airmen, Harold H. Brown?s memoir is told from its beginnings: not on the first day of combat, not on the first day of training, but at the very moment Brown realized he was meant to be a pilot. He revisits his childhood in Minneapolis where his fascination with planes pushed him to save up enough of his own money to take flying lessons. Brown also details his first trip to the South, where he was met with a level of segregation he had never before experienced and had never imagined possible. During the 1930s and 1940s, longstanding policies of racial discrimination were called into question as it became clear that America would likely be drawn into World War II. The military reluctantly allowed for the development of a flight-training program for a limited number of African Americans on a segregated base in Tuskegee, Alabama. The Tuskegee Airmen, as well as other African Americans in the armed forces, had the unique experience of fighting two wars at once: one against Hitler?s fascist regime overseas and one against racial segregation at home. Colonel Brown fought as a combat pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group during World War II, and was captured and imprisoned in Stalag VII A in Moosburg, Germany, where he was liberated by General George S. Patton on April 29, 1945. Upon returning home, Brown noted with acute disappointment that race relations in the United States hadn?t changed. It wasn?t until 1948 that the military desegregated, which many scholars argue would not have been possible without the exemplary performance of the Tuskegee Airmen.
LC Classification Number
D790.262
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