Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-262) and index.
Contents:
The making of a soldier -- An fledgling eagle soars to greatness -- Laying down the gauntlet -- A shot across the bow -- Dreadnoughts under fire -- Bombing experiments off the Virginia capes -- The airplane versus the battleship -- Racing and record setting -- Patrick takes charge -- The tipping point -- A question of loyalty -- A milestone in American military aviation -- The Air Corps and coast defense -- The verdict of history -- Epilogue: Billy Mitchell in perspective -- Appendix I. Leadership of the United States Army and Navy 1916-1932 -- Appendix II. Alfred Johnson's comments on Mitchell's Articles in the Saturday Evening Post -- Notes -- Other biographies of Billy Mitchell.
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