The first Black man to graduate from West Point in this century describes the discrimination he faced in the Armed Forces, his successful command of air combat units in World War II, and his rise to the rank of three-star general
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Anbieter: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, USA
Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth spine with silver lettering and tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. x, 442pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. A tight, attractive second printing of this memoir of the first black general in the U.S. Air Force. Artikel-Nr. 42083
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Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Second printing. 442pp. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Artikel-Nr. 416124
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Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. Foreword by L. Douglas Wilder. 442pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Memoir of one of the first African-American pilots and commanded the all-Black 332nd Fighter Group during World War II. Later Davis became the first African-American general. Artikel-Nr. 547883
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Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G0874747422I4N00
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Anbieter: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, USA
Zustand: FINE. 2nd printing. Autobiography of the first black West Point graduate in this century who was also the first black assigned to the Army Air Corps. He went on to lead the 332d Fighter Group - the Tuskegee Airmen - during WWII., and had a distinguished career, eventually retiring as a 3 star general. Nevertheless he and wife also had to battle discrimination and segregation not only in civilian life, but on military bases. Foreword by L. Douglas Wilder, governor of Virginia. Photographs, index. x, 442 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). Artikel-Nr. 68294
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Anbieter: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, USA
Zustand: very good, very good. Book Club Edition. 24 cm, 442, illus., index. Foreword by L. Douglas Wilder. Davis' compelling story of his leadership of the Tuskegee Airmen over North Africa and Italy in World War II, and of discrimination in the armed forces (for example, not being allowed into social activities) and in American society in general. Artikel-Nr. 52344
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Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR009601419
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Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 442 pages; Description: x, 442 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002. United States. Air Force --Biography. Generals --United States --Biography. Includes index. 1 Kg. Artikel-Nr. 169284
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Anbieter: John Hopkinson - Bookseller, Cremona, AB, Kanada
Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Private library liquidation. Previous owner inscription first page. Artikel-Nr. 10261
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Anbieter: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, USA
Zustand: very good, very good. First Printing. 24 cm, 442, illus., index, slight wear to DJ edges, no price on DJ--stated First Printing. Foreword by L. Douglas Wilder. Davis' compelling story of his leadership of the Tuskegee Airmen over North Africa and Italy in World War II, and of discrimination in the armed forces (for example, not being allowed into social activies) and in American society in general. Artikel-Nr. 52123
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