Scope and Contents

Fast Movers: Jet Pilots and the Vietnam Experience by John Darrell Sherwood, Official Historian of the U.S. Navy. Two copies of a book written by John Darrell Sherwood titled Black Sailor, White Navy: Racial Unrest in the Fleet During the Vietnam War Era by John Darrell Sherwood documents the racial strife in the United states Navy during the Vietnam War era.

Biographical / Historical

John Sherwood, a Massachusetts native, earned a Ph.D. in history from the George Washington University and is the author of a history of the Korean air war, Officers in Flight Suits. He is an official historian of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.