They served here : thirty-three Maxwell men / Jeffrey C. Benton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benton, Jeffrey C., 1945-

Contributor:

Air University (U.S.). Press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Air Force--Officers--History.

United States.

United States. Air Force--History.

United States. Air Force.

Maxwell Air Force Base (Ala.)--History.

Maxwell Air Force Base (Ala.).

Armed Forces--Officers.

Alabama--Maxwell Air Force Base.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Thirty-three Maxwell men

Place of Publication:

Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, [1999]

Summary:

Colonel Benton provides a glimpse of the history of Maxwell Air Force Base by highlighting the careers of 33 airmen who served at the base at some point in their military careers. Some of the individuals portrayed were pioneers in the development of airpower and provided military leadership from World War II to the present. Others such as Glenn Miller, Clark Gable, and Bill Stribling were notable for their accomplishments in other fields. The stories told here highlight the critical, close interrelationships between the military and local society.

Notes:

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

"July 1999."

Other Format:

Benton, Jeffrey C., 1945- They served here : thirty-three Maxwell men

OCLC:

52606584