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1 online resource (584 pages). |
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Smithsonian history of aviation series
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Smithsonian history of aviation series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The Air Admiral; 2. The Formative Years; 3. Command at Sea and Ashore; 4. Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics; 5. Carriers and Conferences; 6. Airplanes, Airships, and Airmen; 7. Moffett, Mitchell, and Morrow; 8. A Thousand Airplanes; 9. "This New and Powerful Weapon"; 10. Confrontation and Compromise; 11. The Last Flight; Appendix 1. The Moffett Legacy; Appendix 2. Naval Aviation Funding; Appendix 3. Naval Aviation Personnel, 1922-1934; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Naval aviation historian William F. Trimble provides a clear and detailed portrait of the man who took on the challenge of forming an aeronautical bureau within the U.S. Navy in 1921 and then nurtured the early development of naval aviation. Describing Admiral William A. Moffett as one of the first high-ranking naval officers to appreciate the importance of the airplane and the effect it would have on the fleet, the author contends that the admiral''s strong background as a surface officer gave him a credibility and trust with his superiors that others could not match. The author attributes Mo. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Moffett, William A. (William Adger), 1869-1933.
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Moffett, William A. (William Adger), 1869-1933. |
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United States. Navy -- Biography.
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United States. Navy. |
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Biographies.
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United States. Navy -- Aviation -- History.
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Aeronautics. |
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History. |
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Admirals -- United States -- Biography.
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Admirals. |
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United States. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Trimble, William F. Admiral William A. Moffett : Architect of Naval Aviation. New York : Naval Institute Press, ©2014 9781591148807 |
| ISBN |
9781612514284 electronic book |
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1612514286 electronic book |
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1560983205 |
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9781560983200 |
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