The four years between 1941 and 1945 were years in which the nation raised and trained an air armada and committed it to operations on a scale unknown to that time. With Courage: The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II retells the story of sacrifice, valor, and achievements in air campaigns against tough determined adversaries. It describes the development of a uniquely American doctrine for the application of air power against an opponent's key industries and centers of national life, a doctrine whose legacy today is the Global Reach - Global Power strategic planning framework of the modern U.S. Air Force. The narrative integrates aspects of strategic intelligence, logistics, technology, and leadership to offer a full yet concise account of the contributions of American air power to victory in that war.

With Courage: The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II (General Histories)

History

Nalty, Bernard C.

Shiner, John F

Watson, George M.

Military

United States Govt Printing Office

Gives the technical specifications for helicopters, fighters, and other aircraft, and tells how they were used in Vietnam

An Illustrated Guide to the Air War over Vietnam

Engineering & Transportation

Nalty, Bernard

Neufeld, Jacob

Engineering

Arco Pub.

The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, 1947-1965 (General histories)

The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, 1947-1965 (General histories)

For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O

If power in Washington is often thought of as a zero-sum game, success is best achieved by creating "win-win" propositions. The Secretary of the Air Force, placed at the nexus of several power centers and responsible for fashioning a consensus, reports to the Secretary of Defense, deals with various deputy secretaries as peers, and interacts with the Air Force Chief of Staff, who supervises the service. The Secretary has real but circumscribed influence, yet must, to be effective, move individuals and agencies, with little more than limited or indirect authority over them.This work traces the history of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force from its formation in the 1920s (as the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Air) through World War II, under Robert A. Lovett. It concentrates on the period from 1947, when the Air Force became independent of the Army, to 1965, when the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. During this time several laws significantly reshaped the U. S. military establishment: the National Security Act of 1947, its amendments of 1949, Reorganization Plan No 6 of 1953, and the Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958. These laws gradually strengthened the Department of Defense and firmly established civilian control over the military services.Author George Watson details how these laws affected the functioning of the first seven Secretaries of the Air Force, from W. Stuart Symington to Eugene M. Zuckert. The Air Force and its Secretaries struggled over autonomy, roles, and missions; fought the Korean War and the Cold War; procured advanced aircraft, missiles, and other weapons; and wrestled with many issues involving budgets, force size and structure, racial integration, morale, and congressional and public relations.The Secretaries of the Air Force have each brought unique leadership styles to office.

The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, 1947-1965

Center for Air Force History : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.

The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force 1947 - 1965

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Univ Pr of the Pacific

The four years between 1941 and 1945 were years in which the nation raised and trained an air armada and committed it to operations on a scale unknown to that time.  With Courage: The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II retells the story of sacrifice, valor, and achievements in air campaigns against tough determined adversaries.  It describes the development of a uniquely American doctrine for the application of air power against an opponent's key industries and centers of national life, a doctrine whose legacy today is the Global Reach - Global Power strategic planning framework of the modern U.S. Air Force.  The narrative integrates aspects of strategic intelligence, logistics, technology, and leadership to offer a full yet concise account of the contributions of American air power to victory in that war.

With Courage: The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II

University Press of the Pacific

Choices: The Crisis of Conscience of the Vietnam Generation

My name is George Watson I am 24 years old from Portland Maine It is late summer 1968 and although I have been accepted to a Ph D program at The Catholic University of America in Washington D C I am about to be drafted How did I get in this situation And what do I do now This book provides my personal account of the difficult choices that confronted the U S Vietnam War generation Faced with the dilemma of whether or not to serve in an unpopular undeclared war my generation was forced to make choices that were not in tune with those made by our parents generation The so called Greatest Generation of World War II veterans had returned to reap their deserved rewards from the GI Bill and the burgeoning post war economy They insisted that we follow in their footsteps and step up to the war demands of the nation But the times and the issues and the stakes were different My memoir portrays the realities of those choices depicting the time and values that caused the generations to clash head on I track the evolution of my value system beginning in Catholic elementary and high school through college and graduate school giving insight into the choices I faced and the decisions I made My personal confrontation with choices during a turbulent era should resonate with members of the Vietnam War generation Much has been written about the generation that struggled during the Depression and fought in World War II referred to by former NBC announcer Tom Brokaw and others as The Greatest Generation I felt compelled to write about the generation it spawned Ironically it was the progeny of the World War II survivors who would be confronted with the choice of whether to fight in an ambiguous war that was really an unfinished product of the allied victory of World War II How did we get involved in Vietnam in the first place Following the Greatest Generation s war independence movements confronted European colonialism all over the world Vietnam was bu

Biographies & Memoirs

Regional U.S.

Xlibris, Corp.

My name is George Watson. I am 24 years old from Portland, Maine. It is late summer 1968 and although I have been accepted to a Ph.D. program at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., I am about to be drafted. How did I get in this situation? And what do I do now? This book provides my personal account of the difficult choices that confronted the U.S. Vietnam War generation. Faced with the dilemma of whether or not to serve in an unpopular, undeclared war, my generation was forced to make choices that were not in tune with those made by our parents' generation. The so-called "Greatest Generation" of World War II veterans had returned to reap their deserved rewards from the GI Bill and the burgeoning post-war economy. They insisted that we follow in their footsteps and step up to the war demands of the nation. But the times and the issues and the stakes were different. My memoir portrays the realities of those choices, depicting the time and values that caused the generations to clash head on. I track the evolution of my value system beginning in Catholic elementary and high school through college and graduate school, giving insight into the choices I faced and the decisions I made. My personal confrontation with choices during a turbulent era should resonate with members of the Vietnam War generation. Much has been written about the generation that struggled during the Depression and fought in World War II, referred to by former NBC announcer Tom Brokaw and others as "The Greatest Generation." I felt compelled to write about the generation it spawned. Ironically, it was the progeny of the World War II survivors who would be confronted with the choice of whether to fight in an ambiguous war that was really an unfinished product of the allied victory of World War II. How did we get involved in Vietnam in the first place? Following the "Greatest Generation's" war, independence movements confronted European colonialism all over the world. Vietnam was but one example of the war's unfinished business. After the Japanese defeat, the returning French made critical mistakes. They retained the former Japanese police infrastructure for a time and denied university-educated Vietnamese citizens proper opportunities in their own civil service, reserving the key positions for themselves. Because they were reluctant to give up control, the French were confronted with a Nationalist movement that happened to have Communist affiliations. The French lost their war and Vietnam was split in two, between a Communist north under the inspirational leadership of Ho Chi Minh and a supposedly capitalist and Catholic south controlled by the Diem family. Political corruption and nepotism in the south did not inspire widespread allegiance to the Diem regime. With the French defeat at Diem Bien Phu in 1954 the United States, which had recently fought the North Koreans and Chinese to a draw, became more involved with the south at first diplomatically and then militarily. Simply stated, our initial advisory role of the late fifties and early sixties soon expanded. We gradually assumed control of the war and committed more and more troops; by 1968 the nation found itself in Vietnam with a force of 543,000 soldiers fighting a still undeclared war. Who fought in the Vietnam War? What class of American society did they represent? Could I be categorized as the norm? The Vietnam generation born during the years 1940 to 1954 was brought up believing in the greatness of this country. Their fathers had sacrificed during World War II and with their allies had defeated two major powers in several theatres of war. Many of these same veterans were called again to fight during the Korean War, a bloody conflict fought to a draw after three years. Ours was the generation that was raised to believe that the United States had a worldwide mission. We couldn't revert to isolationism, as our predecessors had done during the period between the t

Xlibris

In the last decade of the twentieth century, the United States Air Force commemorates two significant benchmarks in its heritage. The first is the occasion for the publication of this book, a tribute to the men and women who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. The four years between 1991 and 1995 mark the fiftieth anniversary cycle of events in which the nation raised and trained an air armada and committed it to operations on a scale unknown to that time. “With Courage: U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II” retells the story of sacrifice, valor, and achievements in air campaigns against tough, determined adversaries. It describes the development of a uniquely American doctrine for the application of air power against an opponent's key industries and centers of national life, a doctrine whose legacy today is the Global Reach - Global Power strategic planning framework of the modern U.S. Air Force. The narrative integrates aspects of strategic intelligence, logistics, technology, and leadership to offer a full yet concise account of the contributions of American air power to victory in that war. A second commemoration in September 1997 marks the fiftieth birthday of the United States Air Force as a separate military institution. From its origins in 1907 until it achieved independence on September 18, 1947, the Air Force was, under several different names, a subordinate branch of the United States Army. The combat achievements and the incomparable growth of air power capabilities and thought in World War II made the Air Force's separation from the Army both desirable and inevitable afterward. In the early years of the Cold War that followed, the Air Force was the principal arm of American strategic deterrent policy. It has continued to develop as the most flexible military instrument of American policy. After World War II, the Air Force deployed units in three major conflicts and in a succession of crises. It revealed an increasing reach in humanitarian missions as well. In 1991, the U.S. Air Force fielded an overwhelming presence in the Persian Gulf to defeat the forces of a predatory local regime. For the first time in history, global and precise air power was the decisive element in bringing a hostile government and its ground forces to terms. As the Cold War recedes into history, it leaves in its wake ancient and new ethnic grievances, resurgent nationalism, and contending militant religious beliefs to complicate international relations. .In this charged and unpredictable atmosphere, the Air Force has a demonstrated ability to reach points of tension around the world within hours, delivering decisive, precise force against any opponent. It is an unparalleled strategic instrument for a period of particularly volatile international relationships.

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With Courage: The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II (General Histories)

An Illustrated Guide to the Air War over Vietnam

The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, 1947-1965 (General histories)

The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, 1947-1965

The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force 1947 - 1965

With Courage: The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II

Choices: The Crisis of Conscience of the Vietnam Generation

Choices: The Crisis of Conscience of the Vietnam Generation

With Courage: The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II