{"product_id":"winged-defense-the-development-and-possibilities-of-modern-air-powereconomic-and-military","title":"Winged Defense: The Development and Possibilities of Modern Air Power-Economic and Military","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding U.S. air commander in World War I  General William Mitchell was the first serious proponent of an independent U.S. air force and a unified defense department. His staunch and relentless advocacy of air power  however  was accompanied by outspoken public attacks against the War and Navy departments  for which he was court-martialed in 1925. Mitchells theories of American air power  nevertheless  were sound; and eventually many of his proposals and prophecies?including strategic bombardment  mass airborne operations  and the eclipse of the battleship by the airplane?were demonstrated in World War II. In this book  first published in 1925  Mitchell speaks of Americas present and future role in the air. Compiled from Congressional records  articles in public journals  and personal experience  Winged Defense outlines the importance of air power in military and commercial terms  discusses U.S. aeronautical leadership  the dominance of aircraft over naval vessels and the organization of an air force  the importance of establishing an air defense system  the effect of air power on modifying and limiting international armaments  defensive measures against aircraft  and many other topics. Supplemented with rare vintage photographs  the book is a clearly written testament by one of the twentieth centurys most farsighted and influential military leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44944982900789,"sku":"ByrdShop_0486257711","price":91.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780486257716_a7088149-8c4c-4770-a36b-9938ad9fb3ce.jpg?v=1770570650","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/winged-defense-the-development-and-possibilities-of-modern-air-powereconomic-and-military","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}