Report of [General Carl Spaatz] the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, to the Secretary of the Air Force
Author: United States. Air Force
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Published: 1948
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Air Force
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Published: 1948
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Richard G. Davis
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 834
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is the first detailed examination of the career of the highest-ranking U.S. Army Air Forces officer in Europe during World War II.
Author: William P. Head
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2003-05-30
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 0313057214
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Examining wars from the allied victory in World War II to the conflict in Viet Nam, and finally to the operations in the Gulf and Kosovo, this book presents a comprehensive look at the evolution of strategic air attack theory and doctrine over the years.
Author: Robert Frank Futrell
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 685
ISBN-13: 1428993193
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Warren A. Trest
Publisher: Department of the Air Force
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Traces the usage of- and meaning given to- the terms "roles and missions" relating to the armed forces and particularly to the United States Air Force, from 1907 to the present.
Author: United States. Congress. House
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Total Pages: 2358
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Paolo Enrico Coletta
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780874131260
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides a historical background to the problems met during the early days of defense unification of the three U.S. military services: the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force. The author analyzes the problem of unification during both peacetime and wartime, showing how the Korean War served to point up the capabilities and limitations of the three services.
Author: David Mets
Publisher: Presidio Press
Published: 2009-04-02
Total Pages: 453
ISBN-13: 0307538222
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“A valuable and long-overdue biography of one of America’s greatest soldiers.”—Parameters The story of Gen. Carl “Tooey” Spaatz’s life is more than a biography of one of America’s great military leaders. It is a history of the development of airpower, and a fascinating, inside look at the long, difficult struggle to win autonomy for the U.S. Air Force. Spaatz earned his wings in 1918, when flying was a new and dangerous occupation; aviation school mortality rates were 18 percent. After gaining experience as a fighter pilot during the “Great War,” he became one of the Air Corps’ top pursuit commanders during the 1920s. During the 1930s, he moved over to bombers just as modern, long range aircraft were coming into service. As a senior bomber commander, Spaatz significantly influenced the emerging strategic bomber doctrine. By the time of the outbreak of the Second World War, Spaatz was one of America’s most experienced aviators. He was at the helm of the evolution of the new American military “strategic airpower” doctrine, which proved to be a decisive factor in World War II. After the Allied victory, planning and launching an independent Air Force would occupy Spaatz for the remainder of his career. Today’s Air Force bears his indelible stamp. “Tooey” Spaatz was a low-profile leader who was known for his open mind and pragmatic approach, and who was influential in a quiet, forceful way. Possessed of absolute integrity, even when his beliefs were unpopular, he pressed them at the risk of his career.