United States Air Force and Its Antecedents

United States Air Force and Its Antecedents

Author: James T. Controvich

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780810850101

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This bibliography lists published and printed unit histories for the United States Air Force and Its Antecedents, including Air Divisions, Wings, Groups, Squadrons, Aviation Engineers, and the Women's Army Corps.


Officers in Flight Suits

Officers in Flight Suits

Author: John Darrell Sherwood

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 1998-11-01

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0814739652

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Sherwood recounts the story of American Air Force pilots in the Korean War and the development of a lasting fighter-pilot culture The United States Air Force fought as a truly independent service for the first time during the Korean War. Ruling the skies in many celebrated aerial battles, even against the advanced Soviet MiG-15, American fighter pilots reigned supreme. Yet they also destroyed virtually every major town and city in North Korea, demolished its entire crop irrigation system and killed close to one million civilians. The self-confidence and willingness to take risks which defined the lives of these men became a trademark of the fighter pilot culture, what author John Darrell Sherwood here refers to as the flight suit attitude. In Officers in Flight Suits, John Darrell Sherwood takes a closer look at the flight suit officer's life by drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters, novels, unit records, and personal papers as well as interviews with over fifty veterans who served in the Air Force in Korea. Tracing their lives from their training to the flight suit culture they developed, the author demonstrates how their unique lifestyle affected their performance in battle and their attitudes toward others, particularly women, in their off-duty activities.


Winged Shield, Winged Sword 1907-1950

Winged Shield, Winged Sword 1907-1950

Author: Bernard C. Nalty

Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.

Published: 2003-11

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9781410209016

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Describes and analyzes, in the context of national policy and international rivalries, the evolution of land-based air power since the United States Army in 1907 established an Aeronautical Division. Provides a clearer understanding of the central role of the Air Force in current American defense policy.


Winged Shield, Winged Sword 1950-1997

Winged Shield, Winged Sword 1950-1997

Author: Bernard C. Nalty

Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.

Published: 2003-11

Total Pages: 676

ISBN-13: 9781410209023

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Describes and analyzes, in the context of national policy and international rivalries, the evolution of land-based air power since the United States Army in 1907 established an Aeronautical Division. Provides a clearer understanding of the central role of the Air Force in current American defense policy.


Winged Shield, Winged Sword

Winged Shield, Winged Sword

Author: Bernard C. Nalty

Publisher: Air Force History & Museums Program

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13:

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Beskriver de amerikanske flystyrkers historiske udvikling i perioden 1907-1950.