Format:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 298 p)
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ill., maps
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0807826278
Content:
This study asks why the US was so poorly equiped to engage in aerial combat in World War I - despite having 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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-287) and index
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Preface; Introduction; 1. Aeronautics in Embryo; 2. Army Aviation in the Media Fishbowl; 3. European Military Aviation and the Hay Committee Hearings; 4. Tactical Thinking, Army Politics, and Congressional Confusion; 5. Patents, Production, and Progress; 6. The Goodier Court-Martial; 7. World War I in the Air; 8. Dark Clouds and a Silver Lining; Epilogue and Prologue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780807826270
Additional Edition:
Print version Wingless Eagle : U.S. Army Aviation through World War I
Language:
English
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