The Army Air Forces in World War II: Men and planes
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Page : 920 pages
File Size : 24,59 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Electronic government information
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Page : 920 pages
File Size : 24,59 MB
Release : 1948
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Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 23,45 MB
Release : 1961
Category : United States
ISBN : 1428915850
Author : Walter Dumaux Edmonds
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 27,67 MB
Release : 1951
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1428915419
Author : Bernard C. Nalty
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Page : 388 pages
File Size : 28,84 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic government information
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In the last decade of the twentieth century, today's United States Air Force marks the fiftieth anniversary of its part in a national effort that opposed a coalition of enemies in a global war. American and allied air forces in the conflict for the first time achieved striking range and effectiveness making air power a force equal to that of traditional armies and navies. The Center for Air Force History has prepared this narrative to commemorate the accomplishments of American air power in World War II and present to the American people a record of valor in the name of freedom. Partial contents include : A Weapon and an Idea ; Europe in Flames ; In Desperate Battle ; Building Air Power ; Defeating Italy and Germany ; Victory Over Japan ; A New Age ; Theater Maps ; Air Forces Lineages.
Author : Stephen Lee McFarland
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 20,96 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
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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.
Author : United States. Air Force Medical Service
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Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 36,82 MB
Release : 1955
Category : World War, 1939-1945
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Author : James Nanney
Publisher : Department of the Air Force
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 34,91 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
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United States Army Air Forces in World War 2. Summarizes the Army Air Forces (AAF) medical achievements that led to the creation of the Air Force Medical Service in July 1949.
Author : United States. Army Air Forces
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Page : 422 pages
File Size : 25,83 MB
Release : 1944
Category : Air warfare
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 12,68 MB
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ISBN : 1428915257
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Page : 606 pages
File Size : 16,91 MB
Release : 1940
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