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Soaring to Glory

A Tuskegee Airman's Firsthand Account of World War II

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Soaring to Glory

By: Philip Handleman, Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart Jr.
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
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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 20-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 Lt. Col. 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.

©2019 Philip Handleman and Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart, Jr. (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Air Forces Armed Forces Military War Africa
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I have American relatives and feel very proud for them to have such country men. This is a must listen to/read. Well done,well presented, well told and very good history. Thank you to all that have served.

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Minimal air combat the rest was very dull so don’t bother more political than flying

5 minutes of air combat

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