The fiftieth anniversary of the United States Air Force offers us an opportunity to recognize and appreciate the role that a number of gifted military and aviation pioneers played in shaping the world's only global air and space force. This book, a joint product of the Air Force History and Museums Program and the Air Force Historical Foundation, was first published in 1987. It has proven an indispensable reference work for anyone interested in the history of the service and, particularly, in the role that key individuals have played in its evolution. Many of the individuals profiled in this book are well-known to students of air and space power. Most had notable combat careers. Others were organizers, men who shaped the service according to far-seeing vision. They are a diverse bunch of over-achievers, many of whom were strongly opinionated, even about each other. But all of them were dedicated to an ideal: to produce a new form of military force, a force that would achieve victory in war by exploitation and dominance of the third dimension. In this, they were totally and uncompromisingly unified, a band of brothers who took this vision from the ground and brought it, with devastating force, to the skies of America's enemies. On this, the Air Force's Golden Anniversary, all Americans owe them our grateful appreciation.
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Soft cover. Etat : Near Fie. 1996 Reprint. 347 pages, including an index. This work is an indispensable reference work for anyone interested in the history of the Air Force and, particularly, in the role that key individuals have played in its evolution. Volume has just a touch of wear at the head and tail of the spine. Book is clean & binding is tight. A quite nice copy. N° de réf. du vendeur 0007146
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Etat : very good. Reprint Edition. 24 cm, 347, wraps, illus., index, some wear to cover edges, small scratch to rear cover. Reprint of the 1987 edition originally published by the U.S. Air Force Office of Air Force History. N° de réf. du vendeur 51459
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Trade paperback. Etat : good. Reprint Edition. 24 cm. 347 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Index. Some wear and soiling to cover edges. John Lee Frisbee was, an Air Force colonel who retired in 1969 after having served as chief of the research and analysis division in the office of the secretary of the Air Force. Colonel Frisbee also served as special assistant to the vice chief of staff in his last Air Force assignment before retiring. In retirement, he served 10 years as editor of Air Force Magazine in Washington. From 1983 until 1999, he wrote a monthly column, "Valor," on Air Force heroes of World War II, Korea and Vietnam for the magazine. He also edited "Makers of the United States Air Force," which was published by the Office of Air Force History. Colonel Frisbee began his military career during World War II and served during the war as a command pilot in Europe. After the war, he received a master's degree in international relations at Georgetown University. He also studied at the Armed Forces Staff College and the Canadian National Defense College. He taught at the U.S. Military Academy and was the first head of the history department and acting head of the political science department at the U.S. Air Force Academy. His military decorations included a Legion of Merit, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal and Army Commendation Medal. Reprint of the edition originally published in 1987. CONTENTS Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Men with a Mission John L. Frisbee Benjamin D. Foulois: In the Beginning John F. Shiner Frank M. Andrews: Marshall's Airman De Witt S. Copp Harold L. George: Apostle of Air Power Haywood S. Hansell, Jr. Hugh J. Knerr: The Pen and the Sword Murray Green George C. Kenney: The Great Innovator Herman S. Wolk William E. Kepner: All the Way To Berlin Paul F. Henry Elwood R. Quesada: Tac Air Comes of Age John Schlight Hoyt S. Vandenberg: Building the New Air Force Noel F. Parrish Benjamin O. Davis. Jr.: History on Two Fronts Alan Gropman Nathan F. Twining: New Dimensions, a New Look Donald J. Mrozek Bernard A. Schriever: Challenging the Unknown Jacob Neufeld Robinson Risner: The Indispensable Ingredient T. R. Milton. N° de réf. du vendeur 54741
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Trade paperback. Etat : good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Format is approximately 6.5 inches by 9.5 inches. xv, [1], 347, [1] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Index. Inscribed on the title page by 'one of the Makers'. Inscription reads To Tommy Lovejoy with my continuing high admiration and love. Ben Davis. Some wear and soiling to cover edges. This is one of the USAF Warrior Studies. John Lee Frisbee was, an Air Force colonel who retired in 1969 after having served as chief of the research and analysis division in the office of the secretary of the Air Force. Colonel Frisbee also served as special assistant to the vice chief of staff in his last Air Force assignment before retiring. In retirement, he served 10 years as editor of Air Force Magazine in Washington. From 1983 until 1999, he wrote a monthly column, "Valor," on Air Force heroes of World War II, Korea and Vietnam for the magazine. He also edited "Makers of the United States Air Force," which was published by the Office of Air Force History. Colonel Frisbee began his military career during World War II and served during the war as a command pilot in Europe. After the war, he received a master's degree in international relations at Georgetown University. He also studied at the Armed Forces Staff College and the Canadian National Defense College. He taught at the U.S. Military Academy and was the first head of the history department and acting head of the political science department at the U.S. Air Force Academy. His military decorations included a Legion of Merit, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal and Army Commendation Medal. Contents include Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Men with a Mission, John L. Frisbee; Benjamin D. Foulois: In the Beginning, John F. Shiner; Frank M. Andrews: Marshall's Airman, De Witt S. Copp; Harold L. George: Apostle of Air Power, Haywood S. Hansell, Jr.; Hugh J. Knerr: The Pen and the Sword, Murray Green; George C. Kenney: The Great Innovator, Herman S. Wolk; William E. Kepner: All the Way To Berlin, Paul F. Henry; Elwood R. Quesada: Tac Air Comes of Age, John Schlight; Hoyt S. Vandenberg: Building the New Air Force, Noel F. Parrish; Benjamin O. Davis. Jr.: History on Two Fronts, Alan Gropman; Nathan F. Twining: New Dimensions, a New Look, Donald J. Mrozek; Bernard A. Schriever: Challenging the Unknown, Jacob Neufeld; Robinson Risner: The Indispensable Ingredient, T. R. Milton. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 - July 4, 2002) was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American brigadier general in the USAF. On December 9, 1998, he was advanced to four-star general by President Bill Clinton. During World War II, Davis was commander of the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group, which escorted bombers on air combat missions over Europe. Davis flew sixty missions in P-39 Airacobra, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang fighters and was one of the first African-American pilots to see combat. Davis followed in his father's footsteps in breaking racial barriers, as Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was the first black brigadier general in the United States Army. In July 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981 ordering the racial integration of the armed forces. Colonel Davis helped draft the Air Force plan for implementing this order. The Air Force was the first of the services to integrate fully. N° de réf. du vendeur 87038
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