The Army and its air corps : Army policy toward aviation, 1919-1941 / James P. Tate.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Tate, James P., author.

Contributor:

Air University (U.S.). Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Air Corps--History.

United States.

United States. Army. Air Corps.

Air power--United States--History.

Air power.

Genre:

Online resources.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 210 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Army policy toward aviation, 1919-1941

Place of Publication:

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : Air University Press, 1998.

Summary:

From the Armistice in 1918 to the late 1930s, there was continuous controversy over the place of aviation in the military establishment. This book details how airpower visionaries, with varying degrees of tact, often risked charges of insubordination in preaching the gospel of airpower. As aviation technology advanced and as Army leaders were "educated" in the capabilities of aircraft, they showed genuine interest in the potential of airpower. The author contends that their decisions often favored the Air Corps and that the Air arm received a lion's share of the Army budget during a period of extreme austerity. Dr. Tate states that the Air Corps, far from being a stepchild, had become a princess by the late 1930s.

Contents:

The return to peace: visionaries and realists

Creation of the Army Air Corps

At war with the navy

The great depression

The airmail crisis and the creation of the GHQ air force

Preparation for war

Conclusion.

Notes:

No longer for sale by the Supt. of Docs.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index.

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (AUP, viewed May 30, 2003).

Other Format:

Print version: Tate, James P. Army and its air corps.

OCLC:

644006255

Access Restriction:

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