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Marshall's great captain : Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and air power in the world wars / Kathy Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Kathy, 1967- author.
- Series:
- Aviation and air power
- Aviation & air power
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Andrews, Frank Maxwell, 1884-1943.
- Andrews, Frank Maxwell.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Air power--United States--History--20th century.
- Air power.
- World War, 1939-1945--Europe.
- United States. Army Air Forces--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Army Air Forces--History.
- Generals--United States--Biography.
- Generals.
- Physical Description:
- 273 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and air power in the world wars
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2024]
- Summary:
- "On May 3, 1943, dozens of airplanes could be seen flying in and out of Royal Air Force Bovingdon Airfield near London, England. Among the aircraft seen that day was a B-24D bomber named Hot Stuff, which carried the Commanding General of US Forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews-the officer charged with formulating a plan to invade the European continent. Speculation was that General George C. Marshall had called Andrews back to Washington, DC, leading many to believe that Marshall had another promotion in store for Andrews. Tragically, Andrews would never arrive. While attempting to land in Iceland, the bomber crashed into the side of a mountain, with no survivors other than the tail gunner; Andrews's personal papers were also destroyed. In Marshall's Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, author Kathy Wilson details Andrews's extraordinary life and career. The first biography dedicated to the namesake of Joint Base Andrews, this book sheds a light on Andrews's crucial role in orchestrating US involvement in World War II, as well as the professional relationship and rapport that Andrews and Marshall shared. Drawing on extensive research, Wilson raises Andrews's legacy to its legitimate place within the annals of both air power and World War II history and posits that there is a high probability that Andrews, rather than Dwight D. Eisenhower, was Marshall's first choice for the office of Supreme Allied Commander. Marshall recounted that Andrews was the only one he had a chance to prepare for such a command"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Johnnie and Her Cavalryman
- America's Fledgling Eagles, 1917-1934
- GHQ Air Force, 1934-1939
- The Long-Range Bomber: Fight for the B-17
- A Higher Calling (G-3, Operations)
- American Lake: Andrews Takes Command in the Caribbean
- Cairo and the ETO
- The Final Flight
- Epilogue: What Might Have Been.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780813199146
- 081319914X
- 9780813199184
- 0813199182
- OCLC:
- 1385299630
- Publisher Number:
- 99996177727
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