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9781560983958

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.: American An Autobiography

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  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-01-17
  • Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
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Summary

The first black to graduate from West Point in the twentieth century, Davis led the all-black Tuskeegee Airmen in World War II and retired a three-star general. His autobiography both chronicles the life of a great American and provides an incisive account of race relations in the segregated and desegrated military.

Author Biography

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., began his military career in 1936. He was awarded many medals for his service, including the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Croix de Guerre, and three Distinguished Service Medals, Army and Air Force. After retiring from the Air Force in 1970 with three stars, he held several government posts. In 1998 he was awarded an honorary promotion to the rank of four-star general.

Table of Contents

First Flight
1(20)
Silence
21(30)
The Real World
51(17)
The Experiment
68(25)
Under Fire
93(16)
The Red Tails
109(31)
Integration
140(26)
Indoctrination
166(24)
Respect
190(26)
Citizens of the World
216(21)
Little America
237(22)
Manpower
259(16)
Affairs of State
275(18)
Courtesy
293(21)
Strike Command
314(22)
Politics
336(16)
Piracy
352(14)
Transportation
366(22)
Mr. 55
388(11)
Free Time
399(17)
West Point Revisited
416(11)
Index 427

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