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A history of the United States Air Force, 1907-1957

Alfred Goldberg

In a brief period of 50 years, the United States Air Force has developed from a doubtful experiment with untried men and flimsy craft to a powerful force for the maintenance of national security and world peace. This exciting, informative book tells in words and pictures the dramatic story of these years -- of the men, the planes, and the missiles, of wartime exploits and peacetime missions, and of the strategic role the new Air Force now plays in the defense of the free world. Here are the adventurous early years of flying, when a few daring men and imaginative designers put planes into the air that not only flew but were later to prove their value as weapons of attack and support in World War I. Here is the airman's struggle for recognition between the two world wars, highlighted by the Billy Mitchell trial, and the steady progress that was gradually being made in aircraft design...

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