Looking Skyward: The Emergence of an Air-Minded Culture in the US Army - Ronald G Machoian - Books - Biblioscholar - 9781249326434 - September 11, 2012
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Looking Skyward: The Emergence of an Air-Minded Culture in the US Army

Ronald G Machoian

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Looking Skyward: The Emergence of an Air-Minded Culture in the US Army

Publisher Marketing: The twentieth century's first decades were a time of enormous technological achievement that had profound influences on the modern battlefield. The invention of the airplane and its subsequent adaptation for military use inarguably changed the face of twentieth-century warfare. It was during this dynamic period that America's earliest Airmen began to articulate ideas on how airpower might best be used and what its presence might mean to the future conduct of war. These thoughts represented the barest beginnings of an airminded culture in the US military. In addition to defining what American soldiers knew and believed about aviation, this culture eventually founded the professional impetus for a separate air arm. Thus, a study of the ideas put forth by these first Airmen is an important historical endeavor, lending a more complete understanding of the development of American airpower. This paper relies primarily on articles that appeared in contemporary professional journals and popular periodicals. Airmen laid out a collective argument from which emerge several identifiable themes-crude tenets about the application of airpower as a weapon of war. Conclusions posit these themes as the reflection of a coherent air-minded perspective and discuss their historical relevance as a benchmark for later efforts to further develop American airpower. Secondary support comes from extant historical monographs that provide an account of military aviation's early development. Contributor Bio:  Machoian, Ronald G Ronald G. Machoian is an active-duty officer in the U. S. Air Force and is Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 11, 2012
ISBN13 9781249326434
Publishers Biblioscholar
Pages 40
Dimensions 189 × 246 × 2 mm   ·   90 g

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