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American military aviation : the indispensable arm / Charles J. Gross. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gross, Charles Joseph.
- Series:
- Centennial of flight series ; no. 2
- Centennial of flight series American military aviation
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aeronautics, Military--United States--History--20th century.
- Aeronautics, Military.
- United States. Air Force--History--20th century.
- United States.
- Aeronautics, Military--History--20th century--United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 375 p. ) ill. ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Discusses major developments in aircraft, doctrine, training, and operations. The author also provides discussions of airlife, in-flight refueling, military budgets, industry, and inter-service squabbling. He deftly sketches the evolution of the air arms of each of the different services and provides clear analyisis of military budgets.
- Contents:
- Brigades of flying horses
- A golden age of innovation
- Armageddon
- An age of limits
- Cold warriors
- The renaissance of American military power
- The empire strikes out.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-353) and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 1-58544-993-8
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