Kenneth N. Walker : airpower's untempered crusader / Martha Byrd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byrd, Martha, 1930-1993

Contributor:

Air University (U.S.). Press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walker, Kenneth N., 1898-1945.

Walker, Kenneth N.

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th--Biography.

United States.

United States. Army Air Forces--Officers--Biography.

United States. Army Air Forces.

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th.

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean--Biography.

World War, 1939-1945.

Armed Forces--Officers.

Military campaigns.

Pacific Ocean.

Genre:

Biography.

collective biographies.

Biographies

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 202 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Airpower's untempered crusader

Place of Publication:

Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, [1997]

Summary:

This biography of Brig Gen Kenneth N. Walker provides an in-depth look at the career of one of airpower's pioneer thinkers. Martha Byrd traces Walker's emergence from one of the early converts to airpower to his role as a key player in the formation of strategic bombardment doctrine. Her look at his performance in the Southwest Pacific theater during World War II gives us a deep insight into Walker's place in history as an innovator in the employment of airpower. Byrd not only highlights Walker's accomplishments but also provides a look at his often stormy relationships with fellow officers and in his personal life.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Apr 25, 2003).

"March 1997."

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Byrd, Martha, 1930- Kenneth N. Walker : airpower's untempered crusader

Microfiche version: Byrd, Martha, 1930- Kenneth N. Walker : airpower's untempered crusader

OCLC:

52606591