Author: Melvin G. Deaile
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2018-04-15
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 1682472493
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Always at War is the story of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the early decades of the Cold War. More than a simple history, it describes how an organization dominated by experienced World War II airmen developed a unique culture that thrives to this day. Strategic Air Command was created because of the Air Force’s internal beliefs, but the organization evolved as it responded to the external environment created by the Cold War. In the aftermath of World War II and the creation of an independent air service, the Air Force formed SAC because of a belief in the military potential of strategic bombing centralized under one commander. As the Cold War intensified, so did SAC’s mission. In order to prepare SAC’s “warriors” to daily fight an enemy they did not see, as well as to handle the world’s most dangerous arsenal, the command, led by General Curtis LeMay, emphasized security, personal responsibility, and competition among the command. Its resources, political influence, and manning grew as did its “culture” until reaching its peak during the Cuban Missile Crisis. SAC became synonymous with the Cold War and its culture forever changed the Air Force as well as those who served.
Author: Phillip S. Meilinger
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780773444652
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a story of a major combat organization being formed in the midst of a momentous change in world events. It is an attempt to place Strategic Air command (SAC) in the context of its time: what factors led to its creation; what challenges did it face in its first decade; and what lessons can we derive from that experience?
Author: Jeffrey G. Barlow
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Chronicles in compelling detail the historic showdown between the U.S. Air Force and the Navy over the role of carrier aviation in the national security framework of the United States.
Author: James T. Controvich
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780810850101
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This bibliography lists published and printed unit histories for the United States Air Force and Its Antecedents, including Air Divisions, Wings, Groups, Squadrons, Aviation Engineers, and the Women's Army Corps.
Author: United States. Air Force. Office of the Chief of Chaplains
Publisher:
Published: 1961
Total Pages: 774
ISBN-13:
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