Once an obscure piece of World War II history, the Tuskegee Airmen are now among the most celebrated and documented aviators in military history. With this growth in popularity, however, have come a number of inaccurate stories and assumptions. Misconceptions about the Tuskegee Airmen refutes fifty-five of these myths, correcting the historical record while preserving the Airmens rightful reputation as excellent servicemen. The myths examined include: the Tuskegee Airmen never losing a bomber to an enemy aircraft; that Lee Archer was an ace; that Roscoe Brown was the first American pilot to shoot down a German jet; that Charles McGee has the highest total combat missions flown; and that Daniel Chappie James was the leader of the Freeman Field Mutiny. Historian Daniel Haulman, an expert on the Airmen with many published books on the subject, conclusively disproves these misconceptions through primary documents like monthly histories, daily narrative mission reports, honor-awarding orders, and reports on missing crews, thereby proving that the Airmen were without equal, even without embellishments to their story.
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Weight: 363g
Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
Publication Date: 28 Feb 2023
Publisher: NewSouth Incorporated
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781588384546
About Daniel Haulman
Daniel Haulman is chief of the Organizational History Division at the United States Air Force Historical Research Agency where he has worked since 1982. He has authored many books and published dozens of articles on aviation history including specifically about the Tuskegee Airmen. He is the author The Tuskegee Airmen An Illustrated History (with primary authors Jerome Ennels and Joseph Caver) and Eleven Myths About the Tuskegee Airmen both published by NewSouth Books. Haulman travels extensively to present on the subject of the Tuskegee Airmen. He is considered by many to be a foremost expert on the subject. As a member of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. for many years he has attended seven of the organizations conventions and counts many Airmen as personal friends.