Air Force Roles and Missions: A History

by Warren A. Trest and Warren Trest -

Book Overview

When this volume was conceived, no official definition of roles and missions existed. As the volume progressed, however, intense scrutiny of the subject emanating from the Goldwater-Nichols Reorganization Act of 1986 and the winding down of the Cold War stimulated an active interest in formal terminology. The search for formal definition added to the roles and missions lore, but it did not affect this work. The popular military usage and meaning of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1410222578
• ISBN13: 9781410222572
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"