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Author:
Slayton, Robert A.
Title:
Master of the air : William Tunner and the success of military airlift / Robert A. Slayton.
Publisher:
University of Alabama Press,
Copyright Date:
c2010
Description:
xii, 291 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Tunner, William H.
Tunner, William H.--Military leadership.
Generals--United States--Biography.--Biography.
United States.--Air Force--Biography.--Biography.--Biography.
United States.--Air Force--History--History--20th century.
Airlift, Military--United States--History--20th century.
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)--History.
World War, 1939-1945--Burma.
Berlin (Germany)--History--Blockade, 1948-1949
United States--History, Military--20th century
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Getting a mission -- Tunner's women pilots -- The Hump -- Tunner's men -- Buildup to destiny -- Blockade -- A cowboy operation -- Black Friday -- Solving problems -- Finding solutions -- Rebellion -- The test -- Korea -- Final battles.
ISBN:
0817383549 (electronic)
9780817383541 (electronic)
0817316922 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780817316921 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)430736524
LCCN:
2009032190
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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