Red-Tail Angels: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II

by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack

Book Overview

A history of African American pilots with a focus on World War II.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802782922
• ISBN13: 9780802782922
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Walker & Company
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Social and military history of U.S. cira 1940s

This book is an excellent companion piece for use by middle and high schools teaching about social conditions and history of pre-post WWII. The introduction gives details about not only Af-Americans interested in flight, but also women, and is the first book I've seen that talks about the sister of the Wright brothers. Good overall details about the first Black fighter pilots who rose above all criticism to become heroes during the war in Europe and were the forerunners of the Civil Rights Movement by creating the first executive order to end racial segregation.