wyszukanych pozycji: 260
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Harnessing the Genie: Science and Technology Forecasting for the Air Force, 1944 - 1986
ISBN: 9781477685969 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Air power has always been linked closely to science and technology. The very reality of flight depended upon a technical innovation. Unlike other services, where machines merely support the mission, technology is for the Air Force at the very heart of its existence as an institution. As a consequence, the USAF and its predecessor organizations have always recognized the singular importance of science to their survival. This book describes and analyzes the methodologies and conclusions of the five main science and technology forecasts undertaken by the Air Force since before its birth as an...
Air power has always been linked closely to science and technology. The very reality of flight depended upon a technical innovation. Unlike other serv...
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146,01 zł |
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The U.S. Air Service in World War I - Volume 1 The Final Report and a Tactical History
ISBN: 9781477604861 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 466 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This volume is part of a series documenting the history of U.S. air activities in Europe during World War I. The narratives here are published by the Office of Air Force History so as to reach a wider circle of persons interested in the Great War and the early history of military aviation. Included in this volume is William C. Sherman's "tactical History" which provides excellent information about the conduct of combat operations.
This volume is part of a series documenting the history of U.S. air activities in Europe during World War I. The narratives here are published by the ...
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132,28 zł |
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Air Force Combat Units Of World War II
ISBN: 9781515051275 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 526 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Short histories of the U.S. Air Force combat units involved in World War II.
Short histories of the U.S. Air Force combat units involved in World War II.
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95,85 zł |
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The 31 Initiatives: A Study in Air Force-Army Cooperation
ISBN: 9781508647683 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This monograph illustrates the impediments to joint action created by the service separate organizations and distinctive doctrine. It then highlights efforts by various individuals to improve interservice cooperation.
This monograph illustrates the impediments to joint action created by the service separate organizations and distinctive doctrine. It then highlights ...
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68,24 zł |
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Air Force Combat Units of World War II
ISBN: 9781477685655 / Angielski / Miękka / 1983 / 522 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Like all chronologies, bibliographies, and encyclopedias, Air Force combat units of World War II serves a very special historical function. It traces the lineage of each Army air Corps and U.S. Air Force combat group or higher organization active in World War II, form its origins to 1956. It is a concise official record of those units, their assignments, subordinate organizations, stations, commanders, campaigns, aircraft, and decorations. But more than that, it is an important source of ready information providing readers with a corporate memory of vital statistics.
Like all chronologies, bibliographies, and encyclopedias, Air Force combat units of World War II serves a very special historical function. It traces ...
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152,86 zł |
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The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the United States Air Force 1945-1960
ISBN: 9781478118442 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Following World War II, the onset of nuclear weapons, long-range jet bombers, and ballistic missiles radically changed American foreign policy and military strategy. The United States Air Force accepted the challenge of organizing and leading a massive research and development effort to build ballistic missiles. This manuscript addresses the first generation of ballistic missiles - the intercontinental Atlas and Titan, and the intermediate range Thor. During the period addressed in this book, missiles advanced from drawing board to alert status, where the next generation now remains poised to...
Following World War II, the onset of nuclear weapons, long-range jet bombers, and ballistic missiles radically changed American foreign policy and mil...
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112,23 zł |
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Air Leadership
ISBN: 9781477685846 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This manuscript those who have led American air forces. What kind of men were they? What kind of leaders were they? What can we learn from their experience? The book takes a close look at two air leaders: Rear Admiral William Moffett and General Carl A. Spaatz.
This manuscript those who have led American air forces. What kind of men were they? What kind of leaders were they? What can we learn from their exper...
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68,42 zł |
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The Emerging Shield - The Air Force and the Evolution of Continental Air Defense 1945-1960
ISBN: 9781478112082 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. American concerns over air defense of the continental United States were at their most grave in the 1950's. The descent into cold war in the late 1940's, the confrontation of two hostile political systems in distant Korea, and the Soviet development of atomic weapons earlier than expected came together to stimulate popular pressures for a shield against manned bombers reaching the American heartland from the North Pole. This manuscript describes the efforts take by the Air Force in light of the real threats of nuclear weapons. The postwar Air Defense Command, an administrative and planning...
American concerns over air defense of the continental United States were at their most grave in the 1950's. The descent into cold war in the late 1940...
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132,32 zł |
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Air Force Combat Medals, Streamers, and Campaigns
ISBN: 9781477685761 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book is prepared by the United States Air Force Historical Research Center for the use of the Air Force and the general public. It presents fundamental data about the 7 medals and streamers earned in combat by Air Force members and units in military campaigns from the beginning of military air power up to the present day.
This book is prepared by the United States Air Force Historical Research Center for the use of the Air Force and the general public. It presents funda...
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114,02 zł |
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The USAF Scientific Advisory Board: Its First Twenty Years
ISBN: 9781477550021 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A retrospective of the Air Force "Scientific Advisory Board," which was formed when the Air Force became a separate service by Arnold von Karman to play an advisory role in all aspects of new technology.
A retrospective of the Air Force "Scientific Advisory Board," which was formed when the Air Force became a separate service by Arnold von Karman to pl...
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118,63 zł |
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Foulois and the U.S. Army Air Corps 1931-1935
ISBN: 9781478125464 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this thoroughly researched and lucidly written volume, Lt. Col. John F. Shiner describes the Air Corps' effort to prepare the nation for war; to gain money, air craft, and, even more important, independence; and to achieve a capability to wage aerial war. The focus of the work is Maj. Gen. Benjamin Foulois and his tenure as Chief of the Air Corps between 1931 and 1935.
In this thoroughly researched and lucidly written volume, Lt. Col. John F. Shiner describes the Air Corps' effort to prepare the nation for war; to ga...
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150,58 zł |
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Planning and Organizing the Post War Air Force, 1943 - 1947
ISBN: 9781477546000 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. One of the longest and most bitter disputes in twentieth century military affairs has been over the organization of the armed forces, particularly the question of independence of the air forces. The argument over an independent Air Force cut to the very heart of national defense, for who controlled air policy, air doctrine, buying of aircraft, military training, and the structure of the air forces determined the type of military forces the nation would possess and how aviation would be used in war.
One of the longest and most bitter disputes in twentieth century military affairs has been over the organization of the armed forces, particularly the...
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86,68 zł |
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Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems - Volume 1
ISBN: 9781478125532 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This is the first of a multi-volume Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems. Volume 1 deals with the development, deployment, and operations of fighter aircraft between 1945 and 1973, commencing with the F-80 Shooting Star and ending with the development of the F-15 Eagle. Many of these aircraft were employed during the Korean War, the war in Southeast Asia, and during the cold war crisis throughout the world. The origin of each aircraft is noted as well as its most troublesome development, production, and operational problems. Also covered are significant modifications,...
This is the first of a multi-volume Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems. Volume 1 deals with the development, deployment, and ...
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127,75 zł |
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USAF Statistical Digest, 1953
ISBN: 9781511509565 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 632 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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113,88 zł |
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USAF Statistical Digest 2009
ISBN: 9781511570466 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The United States Air Force Statistical Digest has been published each year since 1948. It is the longest running continuing publication in the Air Force having first appeared one year after the Air Force was formed as a separate service. Individuals requiring a historical description of Air Force resources, organizations, and activities have found each issue an invaluable addition to their reference sources.
The United States Air Force Statistical Digest has been published each year since 1948. It is the longest running continuing publication in the Air Fo...
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68,24 zł |
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Tactics and Techniques of Close Air Support Operations 1961 - 1973
ISBN: 9781508993995 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This historical study deals with U.S. Air Force close air support operations within the Republic of Vietnam, with the emphasis on tactics and techniques. The author. Lt. Col. Ralph Rowley, previously wrote two monographs dealing with the important role played by Forward Air Controllers (FAC's) in South Vietnam. In this study, he examines such operations from the viewpoint of the pilots and crews of the attack aircraft. These included T-28's, A-1E's, A-26's, A-7's, F-100's, B-26's and B-57's. The role of Air Force gunships--the AC-47, AC-119, and the AC-130--and the armed FAC also are...
This historical study deals with U.S. Air Force close air support operations within the Republic of Vietnam, with the emphasis on tactics and techniqu...
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68,24 zł |
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United States Air Force Statistical Digest, 1948
ISBN: 9781511428163 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The US Air Force Statistical Digest summarizes the great volume of statistical information collected and published by the various offices in USAF Headquarters and certain Air Force Commands. The more important data on the major activities and operations of the USAF are brought together on a uniform basis to serve as an official and basic reference manual. The 1948 Statistical Digest is the third edition in the annual Series. Original editions - Army Air Forces Statistical Digest (World War II) and Supplement Number 1, 1945 were followed by AAF Statistical Digest, 1946 and USAF Statistical...
The US Air Force Statistical Digest summarizes the great volume of statistical information collected and published by the various offices in USAF Head...
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77,36 zł |
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USAF Statistical Digest 2004
ISBN: 9781511568692 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The United States Air Force Statistical Digest has been published each year since 1948. While the Digest has had several changes in format over the years, the original purpose for publishing it has not changed. The purpose has been, and will continue to be, to compile each fiscal year a single authoritative archival document providing a statistical description of the Air Force in terms of resources, organizations, and major activities. Individuals requiring a historical description in statistical terms of each fiscal year of the Air Force's existence have found the Digest to be an invaluable...
The United States Air Force Statistical Digest has been published each year since 1948. While the Digest has had several changes in format over the ye...
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68,24 zł |
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The Air Force in Southeast Asia: Logistic Plans and Policies, 1968-1969
ISBN: 9781508995319 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This study is the fourth in a series prepared by the Office of Air Force History concerning logistics support of the air war in Southeast Asia. As in the case of the preceding works, its purpose is not to describe Air Force logistic support as such. Rather, it is to point up some of the problems dealt with and plans formulated by the air logistic staff in the period January 1968 through December 1969. The series also includes the following titles: USAF Logistic Plans and Policies in Southeast Asia, 1965; USAF Logistic Plans and Policies in Southeast Asia, 1966; and USAF Plans and Policies:...
This study is the fourth in a series prepared by the Office of Air Force History concerning logistics support of the air war in Southeast Asia. As in ...
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68,24 zł |
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USAF Statistical Digest 1992/1993 Estimate
ISBN: 9781511567732 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The United States Air Force Statistical Digest is produced as a service of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller). Last year, we consolidated the publication of the USAF Summary, the Budget Book and the Budget in Brief into the USAF Statistical Digest. The tables and charts have been updated to include fiscal years 1992 and 1993 budget estimates as well as the fiscal year 1990 personnel and operations figures. The Pocket Summary, a one-page pamphlet containing seven tables of interest.
The United States Air Force Statistical Digest is produced as a service of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptrol...
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68,24 zł |