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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
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The Army Air Forces in World War II
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
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They Fought With What They Had: The Story of the Army Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific, 1941-1942
Author: Walter Dumaux EdmondsPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915419
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 561
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The Army Air Forces in World War II
Author: Robert MuellerPublisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 991
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The Army Air Forces in World War II: Plans and early operations, January 1939 to August 1942
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 874
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The Army Air Forces in World War II: Combat Chronology, 1941-1945
Author: United States. Air Force DepartmentPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 991
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The Army Air Forces in World War II
Author: Etats-Unis. Air force. Historical research centerPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 991
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The Army Air Forces in World War II
Author: A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force
Author: Stephen Lee McFarlandPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
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.
Misconceptions about the Tuskegee Airmen
Author: Daniel HaulmanPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 1588385418
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Once an obscure piece of World War II history, the Tuskegee Airmen are now among the most celebrated and documented aviators in military history. With this growth in popularity, however, have come a number of inaccurate stories and assumptions. Misconceptions about the Tuskegee Airmen refutes fifty-five of these myths, correcting the historical record while preserving the Airmen’s rightful reputation as excellent servicemen. The myths examined include: the Tuskegee Airmen never losing a bomber to an enemy aircraft; that Lee Archer was an ace; that Roscoe Brown was the first American pilot to shoot down a German jet; that Charles McGee has the highest total combat missions flown; and that Daniel “Chappie” James was the leader of the “Freeman Field Mutiny.” Historian Daniel Haulman, an expert on the Airmen with many published books on the subject, conclusively disproves these misconceptions through primary documents like monthly histories, daily narrative mission reports, honor-awarding orders, and reports on missing crews, thereby proving that the Airmen were praiseworthy, even without embellishments to their story.
The Army Air Forces in World War II
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
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