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Revered by many Americans as a martyr for his cause, Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell has been one of the least understood figures of modern military history. Here, he emerges as a man with a mission and a true pioneer of modern aviation, a man whose ideas about leadership in aerial operations inspire and instruct airmen and women.

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"This is the best book--the most scholarly, the most judicial, the best written--about the intelligent, attractive, undiplomatic, quixotic Billy Mitchell, the legendary founder of today's United States Air Force." --Robert H. Ferrell, author of Harry S. Truman: A Life

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
1. "A Fair Foundation"
2. "No Decision on the Ground . . . before a Decision in the Air"
3. "Everything on a Broad Basis and High Plane"
4. The First Campaign: "Make Them either 'Fish or Cut Bait'"
5. "The First Line of Offense"
6. The Second Campaign: "Treasonable Administration of the National Defense"
7. "It is Difficult to Get Them Stirred Up"
8. "The End of a Long and Tortuous Road"
Epilogue: An Interpretation
Appendix: Additional Insights
Abbreviations Appearing in Notes and Bibliography
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Billy Mitchell Crusader for Air Power

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      Publisher MH - Indiana University Press
      Published 6/21/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780253201805
      978-0253201805
      ISBN-10 0253201802
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      Air forces and warfare

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Revered by many Americans as a martyr for his cause, Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell has been one of the least understood figures of modern military history. Here, he emerges as a man with a mission and a true pioneer of modern aviation, a man whose ideas about leadership in aerial operations inspire and instruct airmen and women.

      Trade Review
      "This is the best book--the most scholarly, the most judicial, the best written--about the intelligent, attractive, undiplomatic, quixotic Billy Mitchell, the legendary founder of today's United States Air Force." --Robert H. Ferrell, author of Harry S. Truman: A Life

      Table of Contents

      Contents
      Introduction
      1. "A Fair Foundation"
      2. "No Decision on the Ground . . . before a Decision in the Air"
      3. "Everything on a Broad Basis and High Plane"
      4. The First Campaign: "Make Them either 'Fish or Cut Bait'"
      5. "The First Line of Offense"
      6. The Second Campaign: "Treasonable Administration of the National Defense"
      7. "It is Difficult to Get Them Stirred Up"
      8. "The End of a Long and Tortuous Road"
      Epilogue: An Interpretation
      Appendix: Additional Insights
      Abbreviations Appearing in Notes and Bibliography
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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