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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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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 MAKRuss, Martin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fromm International 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.9042 RUSSides, Hampton
Summary: "A chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War."--Provided by publisher. On October 15, 1950, General Douglas MacArthur convinced President Harry Truman that the Communist forces of Kim Il-sung would be utterly defeated by Thanksgiving. The Chinese, he said with near certainty, would not intervene in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2018