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Architect of air power : General Laurence S. Kuter and the birth of the US Air Force
\"At age 36, Laurence S. Kuter (1905-1979) became the youngest general officer since William T. Sherman. He served as deputy commander of allied tactical air forces in North Africa during World War II and helped devise the American bombing strategy in Europe. Although his combat contributions were less notable than other commanders in the Eighth Air Force, few officers saw as many theaters of operation as he did or were as highly sought-after. After World War II, he led the Military Air Transport Service, Air University, Far East Air Forces, and served as commander-in-chief of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). Despite these accomplishments and others, however, Kuter remains widely underappreciated. In Architect of Air Power, Brian D. Laslie offers the first biography of this important but unsung pioneer whose influence can be found in every stage of the development of an independent US Air Force. From his early years at West Point to his days at the Air Corps Tactical School to his leadership role at NORAD, Kuter made his mark with quiet efficiency. He was an early advocate of strategic bombardment rather than pursuit or fighter aviation--fundamentally changing the way air power was used--and later helped implement the Berlin airlift in 1948. In what would become a significant moment in military history, he wrote Field Manual 100-20, which is considered the Air Force's \"declaration of independence\" from the Army. Drawing on diaries, letters, and scrapbooks, Laslie offers a complete portrait of this influential soldier. Architect of Air Power illuminates Kuter's pivotal contributions and offers new insights into critical military policy and decision-making during the Second World War and the Cold War.\"--Provided by publisher.
Return from Berlin
During the summer of 1944, the now-legendary American Eighth Air Force was engaged in a ferocious air battle over Europe to bring the Allies victory over the German Third Reich. This is the story of one B-17 navigator and his crewmates, men who faced extraordinary danger with a maturity beyond their years. This vivid and detailed account of combat flying and its psychological toll also recalls the beginning of Robert Grilley’s development as a painter of international renown, as he spends his off-duty time drawing the peaceful Northamptonshire landscape around Deenethorpe airbase. Wakened with flashlights on their faces in the predawn hours, he and his crew repeatedly face the Luftwaffe in battles five miles high, flying through flak \"so thick you could get out and walk on it.\" Stretching their stamina to the limits, they succeed time after time in their missions to bomb munitions works, railyards, the Leüna synthetic oil plant at Merseburg in eastern Germany, the V2 rocket research center at Peenemünde on the distant Baltic Coast, and even to strike Hitler’s capital city, Berlin. But Grilley finds interludes of unexpected grace and restoration on his days off, making serious drawings from nature at the neighboring Yokehill Farm. There he slowly cultivates a friendship with a curious eight-year-old, the lively child Elizabeth, who becomes for the combat flyer a symbol of survival.
Architect of Air Power
2017
At age 36, Laurence S. Kuter (1905-1979) became the youngest
general officer since William T. Sherman. He served as deputy
commander of allied tactical air forces in North Africa during
World War II and helped devise the American bombing strategy in
Europe. Although his combat contributions were less notable than
other commanders in the Eighth Air Force, few officers saw as many
theaters of operation as he did or were as highly sought-after.
After World War II, he led the Military Air Transport Service, Air
University, Far East Air Forces, and served as commander-in-chief
of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). Despite these
accomplishments and others, however, Kuter remains widely
underappreciated.
In Architect of Air Power , Brian D. Laslie offers the
first biography of this important but unsung pioneer whose
influence can be found in every stage of the development of an
independent US Air Force. From his early years at West Point to his
days at the Air Corps Tactical School to his leadership role at
NORAD, Kuter made his mark with quiet efficiency. He was an early
advocate of strategic bombardment rather than pursuit or fighter
aviation-fundamentally changing the way air power was used-and
later helped implement the Berlin airlift in 1948. In what would
become a significant moment in military history, he wrote Field
Manual 100-20, which is considered the Air Force's \"declaration of
independence\" from the Army.
Drawing on diaries, letters, and scrapbooks, Laslie offers a
complete portrait of this influential soldier. Architect of Air
Power illuminates Kuter's pivotal contributions and offers new
insights into critical military policy and decision-making during
the Second World War and the Cold War.
Robert A. Lovett and the Development of American Air Power
\"Robert Lovett grew up in Texas, went to Yale, and earned his wings as a naval air force hero in World War I. He played a key role in the development of the Army Air Force in World War II. His emphasis on strategic bombing was instrumental in defeating Hitler's Germany\"-- Provided by publisher.