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Wingless eagle : U.S. Army aviation through World War I /

This study asks why the US was so poorly equipped to engage in aerial combat in World War I - despite having been world-leaders in this field 15 years previously. The author looks at the early years of US military aviation to try and ascertain the answer.

Основен автор: Johnson, Herbert Alan.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ℗♭2001.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=82170
Подобни документи: Print version:: Wingless eagle.
Съдържание:
  • Aeronautics in Embryo: The Aeronaut Constituency
  • Army Aviation in the Media Fishbowl
  • European Military Aviation and the Hay Committee Hearings
  • Tactical Thinking, Army Policies, and Congressional Confusion
  • Patents, Production, and Progress
  • The Goodier Court-Martial
  • World War I in the Air: August 1914-April 1917
  • Dark Clouds and a Silver Lining: The Punitive Expedition and the National Defense Act
  • Epilogue and Prologue: Army Aviation in World War I
  • Appendix: Chronology of Significant Events.