In May 1942, German U-boats torpedoed two unarmed Mexican oil tankers off the Gulf Coast, forcing Mexico to enter World War II. With the help of United States President Roosevelt, Mexican President Camacho arranged to send one Air Force squadron to fight in the war. Thirty-eight of Mexico’s top pilots, and about two hundred sixty additional military crew were carefully selected to form the 201st Air Force Squadron, also known as the Aztec Eagles.
- ISBN: 9781600604409
- Author: Nicholson, Dorinda Makana
- Published: 2016 , Lee & Low Books
- Themes: Teachers, World War II
- Descriptors: Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico
- No. of pages: 39