The U.S. Air Service In the Great War: 1917-1919

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Bloomsbury Academic, 1996 M03 20 - 248 pages
When the United States went to war in April 1917 the Army's Air Service had one squadron of obsolete aircraft. By November 1918 the Air Service had aero squadrons which were specialized in air combat, observation, bombing, and photography. Each combat division habitually had an air observation squadron and a balloon company attached. This work also details the efforts of the Air Service to construct a massive system of supply, repair, and maintenance. Questions such as the training of flyers, observers, and balloonists are also explored.

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About the author (1996)

JAMES J. COOKE is Professor of History at the University of Mississippi. He spent the academic year 1992-1993 as a Visiting Professor of History at the U.S. Air War College. His latest book was The Rainbow Division in The Great War, 1917-1919 (Praeger, 1994).

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TitleThe U.S. Air Service In the Great War: 1917-1919
AuthorJames J. Cooke
Editionillustrated
PublisherBloomsbury Academic, 1996
ISBN0275948625, 9780275948627
Length248 pages
  
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