Isbn: 9780160515521 - Help from Above: Air Force Close Air Support of the Army 1946-1973 (1 results)

Condition: very good, very good. First? Edition. First? Printing. 455, illus., figures, diagrams, maps, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. The issue of close air support by the United States Air Force in support of, primarily, the United States Army has been fractious for years. In this book the author looks at the period 1946-1973, a period in which technological advances in the form of jet aircraft, weapons, communications, and other electronic equipment played significant roles. Doctrine, too, evolved and this very important subject is discussed in detail.…