A retrospective of the Air Force “Scientific Advisory Board,” which was formed when the Air Force became a separate service by Arnold von Karman to play an advisory role in all aspects of new technology.

The USAF Scientific Advisory Board: Its First Twenty Years

History

Sturm, Thomas A

History, Office of Air Force

Military

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

This volume is part of a series documenting the history of U.S. air activities in Europe during World War I.  The narratives here are published by the Office of Air Force History so as to reach a wider circle of persons interested in the Great War and the early history of military aviation.  Included in this volume is William C. Sherman’s “tactical History” which provides excellent information about the conduct of combat operations.

The U.S. Air Service in World War I - Volume 1 The Final Report and a Tactical History

Maurer, Maurer

Like all chronologies, bibliographies, and encyclopedias, Air Force combat units of World War II serves a very special historical function. It traces the lineage of each Army air Corps and U.S. Air Force combat group or higher organization active in World War II, form its origins to 1956. It is a concise official record of those units, their assignments, subordinate organizations, stations, commanders, campaigns, aircraft, and decorations. But more than that, it is an important source of ready information providing readers with a corporate memory of vital statistics.

Air Force Combat Units of World War II

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Air power has always been linked closely to science and technology. The very reality of flight depended upon a technical innovation. Unlike other services, where machines merely support the mission, technology is for the Air Force at the very heart of its existence as an institution. As a consequence, the USAF and its predecessor organizations have always recognized the singular importance of science to their survival. This book describes and analyzes the methodologies and conclusions of the five main science and technology forecasts undertaken by the Air Force since before its birth as an independent service.

Harnessing the Genie: Science and Technology Forecasting for the Air Force, 1944 - 1986

Gorn, Michael H.

In this thoroughly researched and lucidly written volume, Lt. Col. John F. Shiner describes the Air Corps’ effort to prepare the nation for war; to gain money, air craft, and, even more important, independence; and to achieve a capability to wage aerial war. The focus of the work is Maj. Gen. Benjamin Foulois and his tenure as Chief of the Air Corps between 1931 and 1935.

Foulois and the U.S. Army Air Corps 1931-1935

Shiner, John F

This is the first of a multi-volume Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems. Volume 1 deals with the development, deployment, and operations of fighter aircraft between 1945 and 1973, commencing with the F-80 Shooting Star and ending with the development of the F-15 Eagle. Many of these aircraft were employed during the Korean War, the war in Southeast Asia, and during the cold war crisis throughout the world. The origin of each aircraft is noted as well as its most troublesome development, production, and operational problems. Also covered are significant modifications, most of which can be attributed to ever-changing aeronautical technology.

Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems - Volume 1

Knaak, Marcelle Size

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