A Guide to Documentary Sources

by U.S. Air Force and U.S. Office of Air Force History

Although the U. S. Air Force emerged as a separate military arm of the government only a quarter of a century ago, its history goes back to the Civil War when the Union Army sent men aloftin balloons to observe the movements of the Confederate Army. Documents dealing with these early "air operations in the department of aeronautics"-as well as the subsequent activities of successor aeronautical agencies including the Air Force-are preserved in several...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508576106
• ISBN13: 9781508576105
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"