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Centennial of Flight Ser.: American Military Aviation : The Indispensable Arm by Charles J. Gross (2002, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTexas A&M University Press
ISBN-101585442550
ISBN-139781585442553
eBay Product ID (ePID)2780683
Product Key Features
Number of Pages392 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAmerican Military Aviation : the Indispensable Arm
Publication Year2002
SubjectMilitary Science, Military / General, Military / United States
TypeTextbook
AuthorCharles J. Gross
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, History
SeriesCentennial of Flight Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight15.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2002-005334
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number2
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal358.400973
SynopsisSince the Wright brothers made their famed flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, aviation has emerged as the indispensable arm of American military power. In this detailed and informative history, Charles J. Gross traces its development from the technological antecedents of the Wright brothers' triumph through the air war for Kosovo. Drawing on examples from all periods and all service branches, he explains the roles of politics, economics, and technology in shaping air power in the U.S. armed forces and assesses the actual impact of military aviation on warfare. Gross discusses major developments in aircraft, doctrine, training, and operations. He also provides discussions of airlift, in-flight refueling, military budgets, industry, and inter-service squabbling. He deftly sketches the evolution of the air arms of each of the different services and provides clear analysis of military budgets. He provides assessments of Eisenhower's "New Look" and MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction); of McNamara's effort to use "commonality"of equipment to cut costs and Kennedy's buildup of the military; of the Nixon Doctrine and the failure of air power to resolve the long drawn-out conflict in Southeast Asia; and of the growing reliance on American air-power in the post-Cold War world. This well illustrated volume offers the first broad history of American military aviation. Military professionals, scholars, civilian government policy makers and planners, members of the media who concentrate on defense matters, and interested members of the general public will all rely on this book as the invaluable guide to the "indispensable arm.", Since the Wright brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, aviation has emerged as the indispensable arm of American military power. Charles J. Gross traces its development from the technological antecedents of the Wrights' triumph to the air war for Kosovo. He shows how politics, economics, and technology shaped air power in the armed forces..
