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Soaring to Glory
- Author
- Philip Handleman
- Narrator
- Arthur Morey
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 4 June 2019
- Run Time
- 7 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The valiant fight for freedom in the air and dignity on the ground
He had to sit in a segregated rail car on the journey to army basic training in Mississippi in 1943. But two years later, the twenty-year-old African American from New York was at the controls of a P-51, prowling for Luftwaffe aircraft at 5,000 feet over the Austrian countryside. By the end of World War II, he had done something that nobody could take away from him: He had become an American hero.
This is the remarkable true story of Lieutenant Colonel Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. Award-winning aviation writer Philip Handleman re-creates the harrowing action and heart-pounding drama of Stewart’s combat missions, including the legendary mission in which Stewart downed three enemy fighters.
Soaring to Glory also reveals the cruel injustices Stewart and his fellow Tuskegee Airmen faced during their wartime service and upon return home after the war.
Stewart’s heroism was not celebrated as it should have been in postwar America. But now, his boundless courage and determination will never be forgotten.
Critics Review
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“This book is a masterpiece.”
Colonel Charles E. McGee, USAF (ret.), former president, Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
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“I strongly recommend this book for anyone who wants to know more about the pioneering flyers who broke barriers and changed the world!”
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson, USAF (ret.), cofounder, Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
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“All Americans owe Harry Stewart Jr. and his fellow airmen a huge debt for defending our country during World War II. In addition, they have inspired generations of African American youth to follow their dreams.”
Henry Louis Gates Jr, New York Times bestselling author
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Details
- Author
- Philip Handleman
- Narrator
- Arthur Morey
- Duration
- 7 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 June 2019
- ISBN
- 9781982695590
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Second World War, Air forces and warfare, Military history, Biography: general, Ethnic studies
Synopsis
The valiant fight for freedom in the air and dignity on the groundHe had to sit in a segregated rail car on the journey to Army basic training in Mississippi in 1943. But two years later, the twenty-year-old African American from New York was at the controls of a P-51, prowling for Luftwaffe aircraft at five thousand feet over the Austrian countryside. By the end of World War II, he had done something that nobody could take away from him: He had become an American hero.This is the remarkable true story of Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. Award-winning aviation writer Philip Handleman recreates the harrowing action and heart-pounding drama of Stewart’s combat missions, including the legendary mission in which Stewart downed three enemy fighters.Soaring to Glory also reveals the cruel injustices Stewart and his fellow Tuskegee Airmen faced during their wartime service and upon return home after the war. Stewart’s heroism was not celebrated as it should have been in postwar America—but now, his boundless courage and determination will never be forgotten.
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