Korean American Pioneer Aviators : The Willows Airmen
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| Autore: |
Chang Edward T
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| Titolo: |
Korean American Pioneer Aviators : The Willows Airmen
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (165 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 629.13092/3957073 |
| Soggetto topico: | Air pilots -- California -- Willows -- Biography |
| Air pilots -- California -- Willows -- History -- 20th century | |
| Air pilots -- Training of -- California -- Willows -- History -- 20th century | |
| Korea -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements | |
| Korea -- Relations -- United States | |
| Korean Americans -- California -- Willows -- Biography | |
| Koreans -- California -- Willows -- Biography | |
| United States -- Relations -- Korea | |
| Willows (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century | |
| Willows Korean Aviation School -- History | |
| Air pilots - History - 20th century - California - Willows | |
| Air pilots - History - Training of - 20th century - Willows - California | |
| Korean Americans - Willows - California | |
| Koreans - California - Willows | |
| Air pilots - California - Willows | |
| Mechanical Engineering | |
| Engineering & Applied Sciences | |
| Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Willows (Calif.) Ethnic relations History 20th century |
| United States Relations Korea | |
| Korea Relations United States | |
| Korea History Autonomy and independence movements | |
| Altri autori: |
HanWoo Sung
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One: Establishing the Willows Aviation School; Chapter Two: Setting the Record Straight; Chapter Three: Korean and American Aviation History; Chapter Four: Notable Korean American Pilots, Independence Activists, and Organizations; Chapter Five: Furled Wings; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <span><span>This is the untold story of the brave Korean men who took to the skies more than twenty years before the Tuskegee Airmen fought in World War II. It identifies the first Korean aviator and ties the origin of the Korean Air Force to the Korean American community who started the Willows Aviation School in 1920.</span></span> |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Korean American Pioneer Aviators |
| ISBN: | 1-4985-0266-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822343903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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