The Divided Skies: Establishing Segregated Flight Training at Tuskegee, Alabama, 1934-1942 First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Jakeman, Robert J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817308598 ISBN-13: 9780817308599 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Aviation - Piloting & Flight Instruction - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
Dewey: 358.413 |
LCCN: 91011459 |
Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.04" W x 8.99" (1.56 lbs) 430 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the Persian Gulf War, Americans of all races fought in integrated units under the leadership of the first African-American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Indeed, the United States armed forces of the 1990s are arguably the most integrated institution in American society. But it was not always so. |