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Air Force History and Museums Program
Language
English
Pages
279

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Subjects

Biography, Generals, Military History, United States, United States. Air Force, Vandenberg, hoyt s., 1899-1954

People

Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (1899-1954)

Places

United States

Times

20th century
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Hoyt S. Vandenberg, the life of a general
2000, Air Force History and Museums Program
in English - New imprint.
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Hoyt S. Vandenberg, the life of a general
1989, Indiana University Press
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Table of Contents

New imprint by the Air Force History and Museums Program, 2000
CONTENTS
I The Learning Years 1
BEGINNINGS 1, SCHOOL FOR SOLDIERS 4, KICK THE TIRES AND LIGHT THE FIRES 10, IN QUEST OF A THEORY 16
II The War for Europe 23
THE AIR STAFF 23, NORTH AFRICA 28, MISSION TO MOSCOW 35, LIBERATING FRANCE 40, THE NINTH AIR FORCE 50
III Preparations for Command 62
THE ATOMIC STRIKE FORCE 62, SPY MASTER 66, UNIFICATION 78
IV First Challenges
THE MAN 85, THE CHIEF 91, BERLIN 95, RESHAPING THE BOLT 102
V War Plans and War Planes
STRATEGIC PLANNING 121, ROLES AND MISSIONS 125, MUTINY BETWEEN DECKS 128
VI Economics and Atoms
THE BUDGET BATTLES 139, JOE I AND THE SUPER 150, ON THE EVE 157
VII The War for Asia
THE ONSLAUGHT 160, THE CLOSE AIR SUPPORT CONTROVERSY 166, THE NEW WAR 172, THE OLD SOLDIER FADES AWAY 179, STALEMATE AND TERMINATION 183
VIII Twilight
FIRST WARNINGS 190, NSC-68 AND REARMAMENT 192, THE LAST BATTLE 195, DARKNESS 200, CONCLUSION 201
Illustrations follow page 108
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Originally published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1989.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-274) and index.

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Genre
Biography.

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Pagination
xi, 279 p. :
Number of pages
279

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Open Library
OL23024065M
Internet Archive
hoytsvandenbergl00meil
ISBN 10
0253328624
OCLC/WorldCat
45008361
Library Thing
591814
Goodreads
2003975

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