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03752aam a2200577 i 4500 001 A6D9F8AEF31211EEA2A0228A4CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240405010125 008 220622s2023 mdua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022027099 020 $a 1682477894 020 $a 9781682477892 035 $a (OCoLC)1304813216 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a UG626 $b .A39 2023 082 00 $a 358.40092/273 $2 23/eng/20221130 084 $a HIS027110 $a HIS027110 $2 bisacsh 245 00 $a Airpower pioneers : $b from Billy Mitchell to Dave Deptula / $c edited by John Andreas Olsen. 246 30 $a From Billy Mitchell to Dave Deptula 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Annapolis, Maryland : $b Naval Institute Press, $c [2023] 300 $a xvi, 431 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 0 $a The history of military aviation 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell : visionary firebrand / Richard P. Hallion -- General of the Air Force Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold : airpower architect / Dik Alan Daso -- Major General Haywood S. "Possum" Hansell Jr. : planner, commander, and historian / Richard R. Muller -- General Hoyt S. Vandenberg : building the Air Force / Phillip S. Meilinger -- General Curtis E. LeMay : operator, organizer, and strategic commander / Paul J. Springer -- General Bernard A. Schriever : guiding the Air Force to new frontiers / Karl P. Mueller -- Lieutenant General Glenn A. Kent : analyst who put rubber on the ramp / David A. Ochmanek -- General David C. Jones : modernizer and reformer / Brian D. Laslie -- General Wilbur L. Creech : transforming the Combat Air Forces / Benjamin S. Lambeth -- Colonel John A. Warden : strategist, innovator, and educator / John Andreas Olsen -- General Merrill A. McPeak : reorganizing the Air Force / Heather P. Venable -- Lieutenant General David A. Deptula : airpower advocate and visionary / Christopher J. Bowie -- Reflections : the importance of vision / John Andreas Olsen 520 $a "Airpower Pioneers studies twelve especially influential airmen, detailing their impact on the evolution of the United States Air Force (USAF). 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 significant organizational changes in the USAF structure"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $b Air Force $v Biography. 650 0 $a Generals $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Air power $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Aeronautics, Military $z United States $x History. 610 16 $a EÌtats-Unis. $b Air Force $v Biographies. 650 6 $a GeÌneÌraux $z EÌtats-Unis $v Biographies. 650 6 $a Forces aeÌriennes $z EÌtats-Unis $x Histoire. 650 6 $a AeÌronautique militaire $z EÌtats-Unis $x Histoire. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / United States. $2 bisacsh 610 17 $a United States. $b Air Force $2 fast 650 7 $a Aeronautics, Military $2 fast 650 7 $a Air power $2 fast 650 7 $a Generals $2 fast 651 7 $a United States $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies $2 fast 655 7 $a History $2 fast 700 1 $a Olsen, John Andreas, $d 1968- $e editor. 776 08 $i Online version: $t Airpower pioneers $b First edition. $d Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, [2023] $z 9781682478134 $w (DLC) 2022027100 941 $a 1 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20240405024554.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A6D9F8AEF31211EEA2A0228A4CECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search