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AD0733892.Pdf NATOAL 7EC-HNICAt. >& INFORMA~TPOK SERVICE d 22151 akI I UAI iiurrrS TAT i IIIT()RYlI An Annotated Bibliography $ Compiled by Mary Ann Cresswell and Carl Berger OFFICE OF AIR FORCE HISTORY Washington: 1971 u • n J Introduction More than 63 years have elapsed since the U. S. Government signed a contract with the Wright brothers to buy the world's first military aircraft. Its delivery in August 1908 for a series of trial flights stirred great public interest and thousands of Washington, D. C., residents crossed the Potomac to nearby Fort Myer, Va., to watch the aerial show. Among them were President William H. Taft, members of his cabinet, and, according to one account, "everyone of consequence in the social set in the Capital City." Also on hand were members of the press, who reported the successful start of the flights on September 3 and, two weeks later, the tragic crash which seriously injured Orville Wright, the pilot, and killed his passenger, Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge. The latter had the unhappy distinction of becoming the first airplane fatality in history. , "The('Teports of thl Fort Myer er"Yrtsý,ublished extensively in "`-America and Europe, marked the beginning of an immense flood of literature about military aviation and aviators, and t,,r deeds in war and peace. This annotated bibliography on LT. S. Air Force history is a sampling of that literature, prepared primarily for the student and scholar. It was compiled in the Office of Air Force History by Mrs. Mary A" Cresswell, the staff archivist, and Mr. Carl Berger, chief of the Hist ries Division. In addition to screening recent books and articles, they, consulted a number of previously published bibliog- raphies for pertinent items, most of which were subsequently examined for inclusion here. Significant contributions to this work also were made by staff editors Lawrence Paszek and Eugene P. Sagstetter, Mrs. Selina Shear, who typed the manuscript, and Air Force field historians, who reviewed and commented on the preliminary draft. ROBERT N. GINSBURGH Major General, USAF Chief, Offfce of Air Force History 1 October 1971 Iiii Ii Contents Pagc Introduction - ii General Works 1 Pictorial Histories - - ---------------------- 3 From Balloons and Dirigibles to the Wright Brothers ----------- 4 The Birth of Military Aviation ----------------------------- 6 World War I ------------------------------------------------ 9 Between the Great Wars --------------------------------- 17 Mitchell on Air Power ----------------------------------- 24 World War II ------------------------------------------------ 26 The Early Postwar Period -------------------------------- 42 Cold War in Berlin, Hot War in Korea --------------------- 48 The Air Force in a Nuclear Age --------------------------- 54 The Air Force in Support of National Policy ----------------- 65 War in Southeast Asia ---------------------------------- 69 SPECIAL SUBJECTS Aircraft ---------------------------------------------- 75 Missiles and Rockets ------------------------------------ 77 Guide to Documentary Collections -------------------------- 79 Reference Works and Guides ----------------------------- 83 Bibliographies ----------------------------------------- 85 Abbreviated Names of Publishers -------------------------- 88 List of Serial Publications ------------------------------- 89 Author Index ------------------------------------------ 95 Subject Index ----------------------------------------------- 101 V1 General Works Anders, Curt. Fighting Airmen. How the Air Force "is organized, New York: Putnam's, 1966. 287 equipped, trained, and manned to pro- vide the aerial shield and sword of PP. the nation." Growth of the U.S. Air Force, traced through the careers of Generals Wil- Goldberg, Alfred, ed. A History liam Mitchell, Henry H. Arnold, Claire ol fed,Sistory L. Chennault, James H. Doolittle, Of the United States Air Force. George C. Kenney, Curtis E. LeMay, 1907-1957. Princeton, N.J.: Van and Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker, Nostrand, 1957. 277 pp. top U.S. ace of World War 1. Originally published in a special Ball, John D. Edwards: Flight edition1957, o.4.o..of Air Force magazine, August 1 vol. 40, no. 8. Test Center of the U.S.A.F. New York: Duell, 1962. 166 pp. Goodie, Clifford B. Strategic Air About Edwards Air Force Base, Command: A Portrait. New Calif., test center for new military York: Simon, 1965. 191 pp. aircraft. Brophy, Arnold. Air Force: A Green, William, and John Panoramaaof the Nation', Young- Fricker. The Air Forces of the eat Seorvice. New York: Gilbert World: Their History, Develop- Press,Preat S Inc.,Ince., 1956.New6. 362 Yor: pp. Gi Yr:HnvrHuement, and Present Strength.98 New3 A survey of the Air Force, with York: Hanover House, 1958. 336 descriptions of major air commands pp. and the aircraft industry. The U.S. Air Force is described on pages 288--307. Winged Ar- Caidin, Martin. The mada.' The Story of the Strategic Gurney, Gene. Five Down and Air Command. New York: Dut- Glory: A History of the American ton, 1964. 182 pp. Air Ace. New York: Putnam's, 1958. 302 pp. Emme, Eugene, ed. The Impact American aces World War I through of Air Power: National Security the Korean War. and World Politics. Princeton, Ilubler, Richard G. SAC. The N.J.: Van Nostrand, 1959. 914 Strategic Air Command. New An. aYork: Duell, 1958. 280 pp. A•n anthology of articles. Its historical origins, weapons, oper- Glines, Carroll V. The Compact ations, leaders, and problems. History of the United States Air Infield, Glenn B. Unarmed and Force. New York: Hawthorn Unafraid. New York: Mac- Books, Inc., 1963. 339 pp. millan, 1970. 308 pp. From World War I to the end of the An account of strategic and tactical Korean War. air reconnaissance from the days of World War I. The Modern United States Air Force. Princeton, Ingells, Douglas J. They Tamed N.J.: Van Nostrand, 1963. 200 the Sky: The Triumph of Ameri- rCain Aviation. Introduction by 1 Lt. (en. James t1. I)ooliitle. MaNtrer, Maurer, ed. A Prelimi- New York: Appleton, 1947. 268 nary List of U.S. Air Force Aces, pp. 1917-1953. USAF Historical The story of Wright Field, Ohio, the Study No. 73 (1962). 39 pp. Air Force's primary World War II research and development center. Milbank, Jeremiah, Jr. The First Lawson, Don, comp. Great Air Century of Flight in America. iBaites, Worid War i and ti. P N.,1.. P Tni- New York: Lothrop, 1968. 223 versity Press, 1943. 248 pp. PP. Mooney, Chase C., and Martha E. Layman, Martha E. Legislation Layman. Organization of Mili- Relating tc the Air Corps Per- tary Aeronautics, 1907-19,35 sonnel and Tr Programs, (Congressional and War Depart- 1907-1939. USAF Historical ment Action). USAF Historical Study No. 39 (1945).* 154 pp. Study No. 25 (1944). 131 pp. Description of congressional and Loening, Grover C. Takeoff Into War Department attempts to deter- mine "the appropriate place for the Greatness: How American A via- air arm in tion Grew So Big So Fast. New nizations." the nation's defense orga- York: Putnam's, 1968. 256 pp. Moore, Samuel T. U.S. Air.. Loosbrock, John F., and Richard power: Story of American Fight- M. Skinner, eds. The Wild Blue: ing Planes and Missiles from The Story of American Airpower. Hydrogen Bags to Hydrogen New York: Putnam's, 1961. 620 War-Ileads. New York: Green- PP. berg, 1958. 196 pp. Selected articles from Air Force magazine. Our Air Force. By the editors of McClendon, Robert E. Autonomy Air Force magazine. Foreword of the Air Arm. Rev. ed. Max- John F. Loosbrock. New Ala.: Air University, York: Putnam's, 1961. 64 pp. 1954.well AFB,188 pp. Peyton, Green. (Green Peyton asAbout a separate the evolution service. of the Air Force Ietnae.W'ertenbaker.) 500Yaso Years of Aero-eo a sace Medicine. Brooks AFB, MacCloskey, Monro. From Gas- Fex.: Aerospace Medical Divi- bags to Spaceships.- The Story of sion, 1968. 284 pp. the U.S. Air Force. New York: Evolation of aerospace medicine Rosen, 1968. 189 pp. from Jan. 1918. The United States Air "Proud and Imposing Record." Force. New York: Praeger, 1967. Aero Digest, Apr. 1947, vol. 54, 244 pp. no. 4, pp. 22-23 ff. A historical resume of the growth Mansfieid, Harold. Vision, the of U.S. military aviation, with a com- pilation of the number of air Story of Boeing: A Saga of the for each year 1917 to 1946. personnel Sky and the New Horizons of Space. Rev. ed. New York: Rae, John B. Climb to Great- Duel], 1966. 383 pp. ness: The American Aircraft About the Boeing Co., manufacturer Industry, 1920-1960. Cambridge, of several famous Air Foree war- Mass.:'he MIT Press, 1968. 280 planes.PP. *For a description of the USAF Includes an appendix listing air- Historical Study series, see U.S. Air craft production, by contractor, dur- Force Historical Archives, p. 82. ing the world wars. 2 Remington, Owen J. "Mili- AFB, Ala.: Air University, 1960. tary' Aviation-The First Fifty 56 pp. Years.' Army Informmtion Da- Site of the base outside Montgomery, gest, Sep. v9,ol. 8, no. 9, pp Ala., was chosen by Wilbur Wright. 1953, First 9-39. WVright, flightMar. was26, 1910.made by Orville The role played by the armed forces in developing aviation. Milli• r Al•, Transport Service. A History of the Air Richards, Leverett G. TAC: TheT R eservwe. John .. Vender- New York: ay, 1961. 254 grift, ed. Orlando APB, Fla.: tmand. ao9q. Air Rescue Service, 1959. PP. 191 pp. Sturni, Thomas A. TheThomaslA.hThetsAF U F ice'siAn illustrated narrative of the Serv- Scientific Advisory Board: Its ice's accomplishments. First Twenty Years. 1944-1964. U.S. Congress. Senate. Medal of Washington: Govt. Print. Off., Honor. 1863-1968. Prepared for 1967. 194 pp. the Subcommittee on Veterans' An accoant of the Board's evolu- Affairs of the Committee on tion. The appendix includes a list of Labor and Public Welfare. 90th all studies prepared during the period Cong., 24 Sess. Washington: and the membership. Govt. Print. Off., 1968. 108• pp. Toliver, Raymond F., and Trevor J. Constable. Fighter Aces. New U.S. National Air and Space York: Macmillan, 1965.
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