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African American fighter pilots Biography Brown, Jesse Leroy Fighter pilots United States Biography Hudner, Tom 1924-2017 Interracial friendship Korean War, 1950-1953 Campaigns Korea (North) Changjin Reservoir Korean War, 1950-1953 United States Biography Rescues Korea (North) Changjin Reservoir History 20th century United States. Navy African Americans Biography United States. Navy Officers BiographyMakos, Adam
Summary: "A young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that details the true story of two Navy pilots from divergent racial and economic backgrounds who forge a deep friendship during the Korean War as they face extraordinary circumstances." --Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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2 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 951.904 MAKMakos, Adam
Summary: "Devotion tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy's most famous aviator duo, Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, and the Marines they fought to defend. A white New Englander from the country-club scene, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighters for his country. An African American sharecropper's son from Mississippi, Jesse became the Navy's first black carrier pilot, defending a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.9 MAKPedersen, Dan
Summary: "The founder of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons program, aka "TOPGUN," shares the untold story of how he and eight other young pilots revolutionized the art of aerial combat and created the center for excellence and incubator of leadership that thrives to this day."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2019