Robert A. Lovett and the Development of American Air Power

Robert Lovett grew up in Texas, went to Yale, and earned his wings as a naval air force hero in World War I. He played a key role in the development of the Army Air Force in World War II. His emphasis on strategic bombing was instrumental in defeating Hitler's Germany.
During his postwar State Department service, he was influential in initiating the Marshall Plan, the formation of NATO and planning the Berlin Airlift. He served as Truman's Secretary of Defense during the Korean War, was a consultant for his friend Dwight Eisenhower and served John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Between tours of duty in Washington, he was an international banker on Wall Street. This first complete biography covers his life and career in detail.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

¿1.¿Texas, New York, Pottstown and New Haven

¿2.¿The Yale Unit

¿3.¿Off to Europe

¿4.¿Back from the War

¿5.¿To Washington

¿6.¿Lovett Goes to Work

¿7.¿The Big Problem

¿8.¿Manpower Issues

¿9.¿Running the Air Force

10.¿Keep 'em Flying

11.¿The Campaign for 1943

12.¿The War Grinds On

13.¿Moving Onward

14.¿To the End

15.¿On to the State Department

16.¿Working on the Marshall Plan

17.¿Getting It All Done

18.¿The Issue of Palestine

19.¿On to Berlin ... By Air

20.¿More Problems

21.¿Setting Up NATO

22.¿Back to Wall Street ... for a While

23.¿On to the Defense Department

24.¿In Truman's Cabinet

25.¿Out of the Government, Technically

26.¿Times with Kennedy ... and LBJ

27.¿The Later Years

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Philadelphia baseball fan David M. Jordan is a retired attorney and the author of ten books on the Civil War, political events, and baseball.

Product details

• Authors: David M. Jordan, Jordan David M.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.12.2018
• EAN: 9781476675497
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7549-7
• No. of pages: 269
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 481 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, military history, Air forces & warfare, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Biography: historical, political and military, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), c 1945 to c 1990 (the Cold War period), HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space