Air Commanders

by John Andreas Olsen and Dashka Slater

Book Overview

Air Commanders combines short military biographies and operational analyses to reveal how the personalities, attitudes, and life experiences of twelve outstanding U.S. airmen shaped the central air campaigns in American history. From Gen. Carl "Tooey" Spaatz, who began his career in World War I, to the recently retired Gen. T. Michael "Buzz" Moseley, the case studies illuminate the character of these airmen, the challenges they confronted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612345778
• ISBN13: 9781612345772
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"