Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers - Innovation in the U.s. Army, 19171945

Informationen zum Autor David E. Johnson Klappentext Johnson examines the U.S. Army's innovations for both armor and aviation between the world wars, offering valuable insights for future military innovation. Zusammenfassung Johnson examines the U.S. Army's innovations for both armor and aviation between the world wars, offering valuable insights for future military innovation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I. Soldiers and Machines: 1917-1920 1. America, the Army, and the Great War 2. The Tank Corps 3. The Air Service 4. The Army in the Aftermath of the Great War Part II. Inertia and Insurgency: 1921-1930 5. Peace and Quiet 6. Infantry Tanks 7¿ The Failed Revolution and the Evolution of Air Force 8. The War Department Part III. Alternatives And Autonomy: 1931-1942 9. From Domestic Depression to International Crusade 10. Alternatives for Armor 11. Autonomous Air Power 12. A Crisis in the War Department Part IV: Dying for Change: 1942-1945 13. The Arsenal of Attrition 14. Armored Bludgeon 15. Air Force Triumphant 16. Coequal Land Power and Air PowerConclusion Notes Primary Sources Index

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• Authors: David E Johnson, David E. Johnson, David E. (Senior Research Staff Member Johnson
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2003
• EAN: 9780801488474
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-8847-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Cornell Studies in Security Af; Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Cornell Studies in Security Af
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration