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
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.