Air Force Officers Personnel Policy Development 1944-1974
Vance O. Mitchell - Air Force Officers Personnel Policy Development 1944-1974
Air Force History and Museum Program | 1996 | ISBN: N/A | English | 503 pages | PDF | 26.5 MB
Air Force History and Museum Program | 1996 | ISBN: N/A | English | 503 pages | PDF | 26.5 MB
The many histories dealing with the United States Air Force have most often dealt with aerial campaigns, strategy, tactics, and air battles won or lost. More precisely, the central position has been occupied by the airplane, the dominant symbol of all air forces and the probably most visually arresting weapon of war of this century. When it came to people, the other half of the Air Force equation, famous generals and the exploits of popular heros have been written about, but examinations of the forces that shaped the rank-and-file have been largely overlooked. Even military sociology, a relatively new discipline dedicated to understanding military services worldwide, has dealt overwhelmingly with the Army experience…