| Description |
xxix, 327 pages : illustrations, 39 cm. |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Early flight through the Great War. Kitty Hawk ; The dream fulfilled ; A few great captains ; The Great War -- Henri Farré -- World War II. Prelude to war ; The greatest generation ; Aircraft production ; Women Airforce Service pilots ; December 7, 1941 ; War in Europe ; The Tuskegee Airmen ; War in the Pacific -- Robert Laessig -- Cold War beginnings and the Korean War. The Berlin airlift ; The Korean War -- George Bales -- Cold War stalemate and the Vietnam War. The Strategic Air Command ; The Air Defense Command ; The Warsaw Pact to Cuba ; The war in Southeast Asia -- Maxine McCaffrey -- Into the new century. Strategic bombers ; The Air Force fighter force ; Global reach-airlift ; Space and cyberspace ; Post-Vietnam combat operations ; Desert Storm and beyond ; Somalia and the Balkans ; September 11, 2001 -- Keith Ferris -- Airmen around the world. Community life ; The Thunderbirds ; Bob Hope-thanks for the memories ; Humanitarian operations ; Conclusion: a distant trumpet -- James Consor. |
| Subject |
United States. Air Force -- History -- Pictorial works.
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United States. Air Force -- Art collections.
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United States. Air Force. Art Program.
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Air warfare in art.
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Airplanes, Military, in art.
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Air power -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works.
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| Added Title |
History, heritage, and art, the United States Air Force and the Air Force Art Program |
| ISBN |
9780160926617 |
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0160926610 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0422-M-01 |
| Sudoc No. |
D 301.82/7:AR 7 |
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