Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Air Force
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bright, Charles D., PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press, This historical dictionary is ong>theong> first of its kind on ong>theong> U.S. Air Force and antecedent organizations. ong>Theong> reference is based on lengthy research by Charles Bright and 57 military historians, air force officers, and aviation specialists. Over entries survey ong>theong> major commands, air forces, staff services, bases, significant battles, events, campaigns, concepts, people, equipment, legislation, and oong>theong>r characteristics. This landmark reference has been developed as a tool for those who know ong>theong> USAF and want to investigate different subjects furong>theong>r and for those with only slight knowledge who need a general base for exploring air force matters more fully. ong>Theong> dictionary is intended for libraries, for museums and special military collections, and for all bookstores interested in ong>theong> history of flight. ong>Theong> volume provides a preface with guidelines for using ong>theong> dictionary, a short history of ong>theong> U.S. Air Force and its antecedents from to . Entries are arranged alphabetically with bibliographical citations. ong>Theong>y cover all ong>theong> significant subjects of USAF history from a handful of men with flimsy balloons and flying machines to ong>theong> earth-shaking aerospace giant. Cross references throughout ong>theong> book help ong>theong> reader have easy access to all ong>theong> entries that are related or that appear under a different entry title. A full index is provided also.