By the time the Korean War erupted; the F-51 Mustang was seen as obsolete; but that view quickly changed when the USAF rushed 145 of them to the theatre in late 1950. They had the endurance to attack targets in Korea from bases in Japan; where the modern F-86 fighters and other jets did not. Rather than the interceptor and escort fighter roles the Mustang had performed during World War 2; in the Korean War they were assigned to ground attack missions - striking at communist troop columns advancing south. This is the chronicle of the Mustang units that fought in the Korean War; detailing the type's involvement in a series of intense actions; its successes and its considerable losses. Drawing on meticulous research and gripping first-hand accounts from aircrew; this book explains how the faithful Mustang was able to roll back the years; fight; and prove itself in a new era of aerial warfare.
#1374588 in Books Christi Smith 2016-12-05 2016-12-05Original language:English 9.25 x .84 x 6.12l; .0 #File Name: 1469630699334 pagesReparation and Reconciliation The Rise and Fall of Integrated Higher Education
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Important History of the Role of Race in Higher EducationBy Steven VolkRemarkably useful and interesting book about the 19th century history of three colleges: Oberlin; Berea and Howard University. Smith traces out the forces which pushed the newly founded Oberlin (1833) toward an open door policy as regards African Americans (and women); and the role of the American Missionary Society in similar stances taken at Berea and Howard. Policies at all three suggested the critical role they felt that higher education could play; not just in the lives of the students who would be educated; but in the country as a whole. These colleges imagined they could change the course of U.S. history. And while they didn't succeed in that -- the task was much too great -- their impact was vital. If that's the positive story; much more troubling is why each college ed-emphasized racial integration by the end of the century. Reasons of finances; particularly as competition with more colleges and universities required each to further define its goals; turned Oberlin in the direction of directly competing with the elite Eastern colleges; Berea as specializing in the education of Appalachian youth; and Howard towards producing a Black elite. All in all; an impressive and innovative history.
