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Air Commanders combines short military biographies and operational analyses to reveal how the personalities, attitudes, and life experiences of twelve outstanding U.S. airmen shaped the central air campaigns in American history. From Gen. Carl “Tooey” Spaatz, who began his career in World War I, to the recently retired Gen. T. Michael “Buzz” Moseley, the case studies illuminate the character of these airmen, the challenges they confronted in widely disparate armed conflicts, and the solutions that they crafted and implemented. Their achievements proved decisive not only in the campaigns they led, but also in shaping the U.S. Air Force and the dominant role of airpower in modern warfare. Air Commanders will be of interest to both general readers and students of military history—particularly those who wish to explore the use and development of airpower as a national instrument of force. With contributions from leading military experts and historians, this book demonstrates how personal qualities and leadership styles translate into battlespace outcomes. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Cover 1 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 List of Abbreviations 10 Introduction 16 PART I 42 1 Carl A. Spaatz: Bomber Baron 44 2 George C. Kenney: “A Kind of Renaissance Airman” 81 3 Otto P. Weyland: “Best Damn General in the Air Corps” 116 4 Curtis E. LeMay: Airman Extraordinary 147 PART II 190 5 William H. Tunner: Master of Airlift 192 6 George E. Stratemeyer: Organizer of Air Power 222 7 William W. Momyer: An Air Power Mind 256 8 John W. Vogt: The Easter Offensive and Nixon’s War in Vietnam 288 PART III 338 9 Charles A. Horner: Desert Storm Maestro 340 10 Michael E. Ryan: Architect of Air Power Success 371 11 Michael C. Short: Airman Undaunted 411 12 T. Michael Moseley: Air Power Warrior 434 Notes 468 Selected Bibliography 516 Index 526 A 526 B 526 C 527 D 527 E 527 F 528 G 528 H 528 I 529 J 529 K 529 L 529 M 530 N 531 O 531 P 531 Q 531 R 531 S 532 T 533 U 533 V 533 W 534 Y 534 Z 534 Biographical Notes 536 Air Commanders combines short military biographies and operational analyses to reveal how the personalities, attitudes, and life experiences of twelve outstanding U.S. airmen shaped the central air campaigns in American history. From Gen. Carl Tooey Spaatz, who began his career in World War I, to the recently retired general T. Michael Buzz Moseley, the case studies illuminate the character of these airmen, the challenges they confronted in widely disparate armed conflicts, and the solutions that they crafted and implemented. Their achievements proved decisive not only in the campaigns they led but also in shaping the U.S. Air Force and the dominant role of airpower in modern warfare. Air Commanders will be of interest to both general readers and students of military history—particularly those who wish to explore the use and development of airpower as a national instrument of force. With contributions from leading military experts and historians, this book demonstrates how personal qualities and leadership styles translate into battlespace outcomes. Carl A. Spaatz: Bomber baron / Richard G. Davis -- George C. Kenney: "A kind of renaissance airman" / Alan Stephens -- Otto P. Weyland: "Best damn general in the Air Corps" / Richard R. Muller -- Curtis E. Lemay: Airman extraordinary / Williamson Murray -- William H. Tunner: Master of airlift / James S. Corum -- George E. Stratemeyer: Organizer of air power / Thomas A. Keaney -- William W. Momyer: An air power mind / Case Cunningham -- John W. Vogt: The Easter Offensive and Nixon's War in Vietnam / Stephen P. Randolph -- Charles A. Horner: Desert Storm maestro / Richard P. Hallion -- Michael E. Ryan: Architect of air power success / Mark A. Bucknam -- Michael C. Short: Airman undaunted / Rebecca L. Grant -- T. Michael Moseley: Air power warrior / James D. Kiras. This book combines short military biographies and operational analyses to reveal how the personalities, attitudes, and life experiences of twelve outstanding U.S. airmen shaped the central air campaigns in American history. These case studies illuminate the character of these airmen, the challenges they confronted in widely disparate armed conflicts, and the solutions that they crafted and implemented. Their achievements proved decisive not only in the campaigns they led, but also in shaping the U.S. Air Force and the dominant role of airpower in modern warfare. This book combines short military biographies and operational analysis to reveal how the personalities, attitudes, and life experiences of twelve outstanding U.S. airmen shaped the central air campaigns in American history. These case studies illuminate the character of these airmen, the challenges they confronted in widely disparate armed conflicts, and the solutions that they crafted and implemented. Their achievements proved decisive not only in the campaigns they led, but also in shaping the U.S. Air Force and the dominant role of air power in modern warfare