04481nam 2200889 a 450 991080815560332120230125232634.00-8232-7441-10-8232-7440-30-8232-4843-710.1515/9780823274406(CKB)2670000000233630(EBL)3239736(SSID)ssj0000686493(PQKBManifestationID)11379322(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000686493(PQKBWorkID)10733178(PQKB)11231812(OCoLC)1001412262(MdBmJHUP)muse61500(OCoLC)811403348(MdBmJHUP)muse15069(DE-B1597)555363(DE-B1597)9780823274406(Au-PeEL)EBL3239736(CaPaEBR)ebr10586794(OCoLC)923763930(OCoLC)1004198779(Au-PeEL)EBL30533050(MiAaPQ)EBC3239736(EXLCZ)99267000000023363020041213d2005 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrRed Tail captured, Red Tail free memoirs of a Tuskegee airman and POW /Alexander Jefferson, with Lewis H. Carlson1st ed.New York Fordham University Press20051 online resource (158 p.)World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension ;no. 5Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.0-8232-7438-1 0-8232-2366-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-127) and index.Front matter --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 --IndexRed 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 story, Jefferson writes as a genuine American hero about what it meant to be an African American pilot in enemy hands, fighting to protect the promise of freedom. The book features the sketches, drawings, and other illustrations Jefferson created during his nine months as a POW, and Lewis Carlson’s authoritative background on the man, his unit, and the fight Alexander Jefferson fought so well. This revised edition covers the story of Jefferson’s continuing outreach and education work, as he brings the story of the Tuskegee Airmen to communities and schools across the country, and the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to the Airmen in 2007.Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free is perhaps the only account of the African American experience in a German prison camp.World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension ;5.World War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons, GermanWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, African AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, AmericanPrisoners of warUnited StatesBiographyPrisoners of warGermanyBiographyFighter pilotsUnited StatesBiographyAfrican American fighter pilotsBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons, German.World War, 1939-1945Participation, African American.World War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, American.World War, 1939-1945Prisoners of warPrisoners of warFighter pilotsAfrican American fighter pilots940.54/4973/092B940.544973092Jefferson Alexander1921-1635846Carlson Lewis H1635847MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808155603321Red Tail captured, Red Tail free3976827UNINA