THE HISTORY OF THE US AIR FORCE
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Characteristics
| ISBN-10 | 0600385930 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Hardcover ( rounded spine binding ) |
| Special Features | Dust Jacket |
| Condition | Damaged Dust Jacket edges |
| Author(s) | Bill Yenne |
| Publisher |
Published by Bison Books Ltd. 176 Old Brompton Road, London, SWS. England |
| Number of pages | 225 |
| Published date |
Copyright © 1984 Bison Books Ltd. Reprinted 1985 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 24.2 x 31 x 2.2 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • BEAUX-LIVRES |
Description
The US Air Force was created as a separate and independent force in 1947, but its heritage goes back to the creation of the Aeronautical Division of the US Army Signal Corps in 1907. Since that time it became in turn the Army's Air Service, Air Corps and finally the US Army Air Forces, a semi-autonomous force that was, during World War II, the largest air force ever to exist.
The story of the US Air Force since 1947 is the story of its Major Commands, all of whose designated missions add up to the total global mission of the USAF. From the tactical commands like the Alaskan Air Command, the US Air Forces in Europe, the Pacific Air Forces and the Tactical Air Command to the Military Airlift Command, the flying commands operate the aircraft that serve the objective of national security. This book tells, too, of the nonflying commands such as the Air Force Systems Command that develops aircraft and systems, and the Air Force Logistics Command that maintains the vast fleet of USAF aircraft. This book also tells of the commands like the Air Training Command that have existed in their present form back to World War II and the USAAF, but it is also the story of the Space Command, created in 1982 and poised at the threshold of a whole new era. The story of the US Air Force is also an account of the men who have commanded it and the men who have served it before and since 1947.
In addition to the text are over a dozen important tables and lists. The author has also prepared over two dozen maps and charts, including historical data never before brought together in a single volume, all of which goes to make the present work the most comprehensive history of the US Air Force publicly available today.