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Jeffers, J.Paul

 
9780760320808: Billy Mitchell: The Life, Times, And Battles of America's Prophet of Air Power
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ISBN 10 : 0760320802 ISBN 13 : 9780760320808
Editeur : Zenith Press, 2006

Synopsis

A balanced look at the controversial life of the "Father of the U.S. Air Force". The most famous and controversial figure in the history of American air power, William "Billy" Mitchell began his romance with aviation in 1916 when, at the age of 38, he took private flying lessons - graduating just in time to undertake the mobilization of America's nascent air forces in World War I. A daring and tireless leader who rose to the rank of brigadier general, commanding all of America's aerial-combat units in France, and earning numerous decorations, Mitchell nonetheless managed to alienate most of his superiors - contradictory results that only grew more pronounced during his remarkable, and remarkably difficult, career. Mitchell's larger-than-life character emerges in all its color and complexity in H. Paul Jeffers' expert biography, which tells the story how this brilliant combat airman's outspoken, and impolitic, advocacy of strategic air power led to the development of the U.S. Air Force, and also to his own downfall - demotion, court martial, and suspension from active duty. Jeffers chronicles the highs and lows of Mitchell's career, from his true heroics in World War I to his influence on the design of such classic aircraft as the B-17 Flying Fortress and his namesake, the B-25 Mitchell; from his losing battles with the military's top brass to his astonishing - and long unrecognized - foresight about the potential strengths and weaknesses of American air power.

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À propos de l'auteur

H. Paul Jeffers is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction,,Including Ace of Aces: The Life of Captain Eddle Rickenbacker, In the Roughrider's Shadow: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Commissioner Roosevelt. He lives in New York City, New York.

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Éditeur
Zenith Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0760320802
ISBN 13 
9780760320808
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
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