Bernard C. Nalty - Winged Shield, Winged Sword: A History of the United States Air Force Volume I 1907 - 1950
Air Force History and Museums Program | 1997 | ISBN: 016049009X | English | 524 pages | PDF | 7.1 MB
Air Force History and Museums Program | 1997 | ISBN: 016049009X | English | 524 pages | PDF | 7.1 MB
Volume I, containing the first 12 chapters, begins with balloons and the earliest heavier-than-air machines. It carries the story through World War II to the establishment of the United States Air Force as a service separate from, but ecual to, the Army and the Navy.