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Winged Shield, Winged Sword, A History of the United States Air Force, Volume I
Winged Shield Winged Sword A History of the United States Air Force Volume I Author:Bernard C. Nalty (Editor) (Beginning of Preface) Throughout its first century, military aviation helped advance the interests of the US. from a curiosity, fragile and of uncertain value, the warplane has become a devastating weapon. Moreover ballistic missiles and surveillance satellites have joined aircraft in this aerial array....We try to describe and analyze, in t... more »he context of national policy and international rivalries, the evolution of land-based air power since the United States Army in 1907 established an Aeronautical Division responsible to the Chief Signal Officer. This work, in addition to commemorating the Air Force's fitieth anniversary, also commemorates almost one hundred years of progress in the design and use of aerial weaponry. By placing airmen and their machines in an appropriate context, it provides a clearer understanding of the central role of the Air Force in current American defense policy.« less