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Author Gross, Charles Joseph

Title American military aviation : the indispensable arm / Charles J. Gross
Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 375 pages) : illustrations
Series Centennial of flight series ; no. 2
Centennial of flight series ; no. 2.
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
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-353) and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject United States. Air Force -- History -- 20th century
SUBJECT United States. Air Force fast
Subject Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- Military -- Aviation.
Aeronautics, Military
Heeresfliegertruppe
Luftfahrttechnik
Luftkrieg
Luftwaffe
Militärflugzeug
Militärhubschrauber
Militärpolitik
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1585449938
9781585449934