Author: United States. Marine CorpsPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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One Hundred Eighty Landings of United States Marines, 1800-1934
Author: United States. Marine CorpsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Journals of the House of Commons
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 574
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Journals of the House of Lords
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of LordsPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 582
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A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force
Author: Stephen Lee McFarlandPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the Regular and Volunteer Forces
Author: Quantico
Author: Charles A. FlemingPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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The Electrical Engineer
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1166
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The Garden
Author: Prices of Clothing
Author: John M. CurranPublisher:
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Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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“A” New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
Author: James Augustus Henry MurrayPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1660
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