MacArthur's airman : General George C. Kenney and the war in the southwest Pacific / Thomas E. Griffith Jr.
نوع المادة : نصالسلاسل:Modern war studiesالناشر:Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [1998]تاريخ حقوق النشر: copyright 1998وصف:xiv, 338 pages : maps ; 25 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0700609091 (hbk)
- D767 G75 1998
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | D767 G75 1998 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000033197 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-328) and index.
A fighter pilot who flew seventy-five combat missions in World War I, George C. Kenney was a charismatic leader who established himself as an innovative advocate of air power. As General MacArthur's air commander in the southwest Pacific during World War II, Kenney played a pivotal role in the conduct of the war, but until now his performance has remained largely unexplored.
Thomas Griffith offers a critical assessment of Kenney's numerous contributions to MacArthur's war efforts. He depicts Kenney as a staunch proponent of air power's ability to shape the outcome of military engagements and a commander who shared MacArthur's strategic vision.
He tells how Kenney played a key role in campaigns from New Guinea to the Philippines; adapted aircraft, doctrine, and technology to the demands of aerial warfare in the southwest Pacific; and pursued daring strategies that likely would have failed in the European theater.