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How does a black American prepare for a career in a profession traditionally closed to blacks? And how does he or she cope with the frustrations and dangers that subsequent experiences generate? A-Train is the story of one of the black Americans who, during World War II, graduated from Tuskegee Army Flying School and served as a pilot in the 99th Pursuit Squadron. Charles W. Dryden has prepared an honest, fast-paced, balanced, vividly written, and very personal account of what it was like to be a black soldier, and specifically a pilot, during World War II and the Korean War. Colonel Dryden's…
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 2002University Alabama Press · 440 pages · 9780817312664
- Hardcover · English · 1997University Alabama Press · 432 pages · 9780817308568
- Other · English · 2013University of Alabama Press · 9780817387068
Aerial operations, AmericanAfrican American ParticipationAfrican American air pilotsAmerican Aerial operationsAmerican Personal narrativesBiographyParticipation, African AmericanPersonal narratives, American