The first Black man to graduate from West Point in this century describes the discrimination he faced in the Armed Forces, his successful command of air combat units in World War II, and his rise to the rank of three-star general.

Foreword /L. Douglas Wilder. First flight -- Silence -- The real world -- The experiment -- Under fire -- The red tails -- Integration -- Indoctrination -- Respect -- Citizens -- Little America -- Manpower -- Affairs of state -- Courtesy -- Strike command -- Politics -- Transportation -- Mr. -- Free time -- West Point revisited. -- Index.