Airpower Pioneers studies twelve especially influential airmen, detailing their impact on the evolution of the United States Air Force (USAF). Rather than focus on command in a series of air campaigns, this book describes the personal qualities and careers of people who distinguished themselves first and foremost by advancing airpower theory, doctrine, and strategy, and in certain cases by implementing ...
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Airpower Pioneers
From Billy Mitchell to Dave Deptula
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The Pen and the Sword
The U.S. Naval Institute 1873-2023
The Pen and The Sword is the history of the U.S. Naval Institute from its founding in 1873 to present, a history marking the Sesquicentennial of the Naval Institute. The work captures the writings and contributions of the young, the unknowns, the famous Flag and General Officers – Navy Marine Corps, Coast Guard, civilian authors and foreign authors works published ...
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Ungentle Goodnights
Life in a Home for Elderly and Disabled Naval Sailors and Marines and the Perilous Seafaring Careers that Brought Them There
Ungentle Goodnights uses the records of the United States Naval Asylum (later the United States Naval Home), a residence for disabled and elderly sailors and Marines established by the U.S. government, to describe the lives of the 541 men who were admitted there as lifetime residents between 1831 and 1866. The records of the Naval Asylum are an especially rich ...
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