Hap Arnold and the Evolution of American Airpower
Hap Arnold and the Evolution of American Airpower

Author: Dik Daso

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2022-09-20

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 1588347443

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Taught to fly by the Wright Brothers, appointed the first and only five-star general of the Air Force, and remembered as the man who won World War II’s air war, Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold is one of the most significant figures in American aviation history. Despite his legacy as an air pioneer, little has been written about him. In the thoroughly detailed Hap Arnold and the Evolution of American Airpower, reprinted to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United States Air Force, biographer and former military officer Dik Alan Daso draws on primary sources like Arnold’s personal papers and formerly declassified military documents to sketch out his incredible life and career. Daso describes important technology, institutions, and individuals who influenced Arnold’s decisions as a general, and reveals how the peacetime experiences of World War II’s foremost military airman shaped the evolution of American military aviation. This biography captures the adventurous career, dynamic personality, and bold vision of the “father of the Air Force.”

Getting the message through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps
Getting the message through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps

Author: Rebecca Robbins Raines

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9780160872815

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Getting the Message Through, the companion volume to Rebecca Robbins Raines' Signal Corps, traces the evolution of the corps from the appointment of the first signal officer on the eve of the Civil War, through its stages of growth and change, to its service in Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM. Raines highlights not only the increasingly specialized nature of warfare and the rise of sophisticated communications technology, but also such diverse missions as weather reporting and military aviation. Information dominance in the form of superior communications is considered to be sine qua non to modern warfare. As Raines ably shows, the Signal Corps--once considered by some Army officers to be of little or no military value--and the communications it provides have become integral to all aspects of military operations on modern digitized battlefields. The volume is an invaluable reference source for anyone interested in the institutional history of the branch.

Getting the Message Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps (Paperback)
Getting the Message Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps (Paperback)

Author: Rebecca R. Raines

Publisher: Department of the Army

Published: 1996-06-19

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13:

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CMH Pub. 30-17. Army Historical Series. Traces the history of the United States Signal Corps from its beginnings on the eve of the American Civil War through its participation in the Persian Gulf conflict during the early 1990s. Shows today's signal soldiers where their branch has been and points the way to where it is going.

Home Field Advantage
Home Field Advantage

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Publisher: Department of the Air Force

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13:

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Tells the story of how Dayton, Ohio and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base became America's "Cradle of Aviation".

Reinventing the Propeller
Reinventing the Propeller

Author: Jeremy R. Kinney

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-03-24

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 1107142865

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This book explores a technology that transformed airplanes into safe, practical tools of war and a means of transportation during the first half of the twentieth century.