Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The US Air Service in World War 1
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The U. S. Air Service in World War I - Volume 3
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781477602799
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
The Battle of St. Mihiel is of singular significance in the history of United States participation in World War I. It was the first battle in France in which an American Army fought under the American flag. The U.S. offensive gained all objectives quickly and with relatively few casualties. It eliminated a menacing salient that has threatened the Allied battleline for four years, and it cleared the way for new offensives that would end the war in less than two months. Ariel operations at St. Mihiel made the battle an important event in the history of U.S. Military aviation. This volume presents documents relating to the role of U.S. aviation in the Battle of St. Mihiel. It is the third in a series of four volumes that the Office of Air Force History has published on the U.S. Air Service in World War I.
The U.S. Air Service in World War I
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Postwar review
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
The U.S. Air Service in World War I: The Battle of St. Mihiel
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
The U.S. Air Service in World War I: The final report, and, A tactical history
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The U.S. Air Service in World War I, Volume III: The Battle of St. Mihiel
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428916067
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The U.s. Air Service in World War I
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781517371265
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
The Battle of St. Mihiel is of singular significance in the history of United States participation in World War I. It was the first battle in France in which an American army fought under the American flag. The U.S. offensive gained all objectives quickly and with relatively few casualties. It eliminated a menacing salient that had threatened the Allied battleline for four years, and it cleared the way for new offensives that would end the war in less than two months. Aerial operations at St. Mihiel made the battle an important event in the history of U.S. Military aviation. It was, primarily, Col. William ("Billy") Mitchell's show. He put together the largest air force ever committed to battle and drew up the plan for its employment. This volume presents documents relating to the role of U.S. aviation in the Battle of St. Mihiel. It is the third in a series of four volumes that the Office of Air Force History is publishing on the U.S. Air Service in World War I.
The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Early concepts of military aviation
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The U.s. Air Service in World War I
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781517371142
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
There has been a tendency to belittle the work of the U.S. Air Service in World War I while singing the praises of heroes like Rickenbacker and Luke. Compared with the bombing of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in World War II or the B-52's in Southeast Asia, the 138 tons of bombs dropped by the U.S. Air Service in France in 1918 may seem almost too insignificant to mention. Any such comparison, however, should not lead to a conclusion that World War I was of little importance in the overall history of the U.S. Air Force. The U.S. Air Service should be viewed in relationship to its own age. World War I was fought when aviation was still young. The first ace of the U.S. Air Service won his victories in a French plane that had a top speed of about 125 miles per hour and a tendency to shed the fabric of its upper wing in a dive. The American-produced DH-4, used by the 1st Day Bombardment Group, usually carried about 220 pounds of bombs for a mission, which meant a lot of sorties to deliver 138 tons of bombs. Aviation technology was not always equal to the tasks to be performed. A major goal of the U.S. Air Service, one not attained during the war, was the development of a bomber force capable of hitting strategic objectives in Germany. Targeting for the strategic campaign involved the identification of "a few indispensable targets without which Germany cannot carry on the war"-an idea that would be used years later against Hitler and the Third Reich. Interdiction, close air support, and some other types of missions carried out by the US. Amy Air Forces in World War II, and by the U.S. Air Force at later times, had already been tried by the U.S. Air Service. Some documents illustrating various concepts and ideas for the employment of the U.S. Air Service in World War I have been selected for publication in this volume, one of a series being published by the Office of Air Force History.
