Winged Shield, Winged Sword: A History of the United States Air Force, Volume I, 1907-1950

The History of the United States Air Force is more than a tribute to the men and women responsible for the advancement of military aviation. Individualheroes do emerge, air battles are recounted, and record-setting flights described, but the book also deals with the ideas and decisions that have made the U.S. Air Force the professional military organization it is. Activity in the lecture hall and on the flight line, in the corridors of government and in aeronautical research facilities, and...