04010nam a22004935i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001500153072001700168072002300185072001500208100007900223245014700302250001800449264007900467300004300546336002600589337002600615338003600641347002400677490007400701505037200775520189601147650002803043650002203071650001603093650001303109650002103122650001603143650002203159650002703181650002003208710003403228773002603262776003603288776003603324776003603360830007403396856004603470978-3-031-71108-4DE-He21320251030114650.0cr nn 008mamaa241230s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830317110847 a10.1007/978-3-031-71108-42doi 4aE171-183.9 7aHBJK2bicssc 7aHIS0360002bisacsh 7aNHK2thema1 aGross, Charles J.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut10aTechnological Innovation and the Rise of Aviation, 1903-1941h[electronic resource] :bWings for the American Military /cby Charles J. Gross.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXV, 334 p. 25 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aPalgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology,x2730-97380 aChapter 1: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2: THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN MILITARYAERONAUTICS, 1903-1917 -- Chapter 3: THE GREAT WAR: ENLISTING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IN AMERICAN AVIATION, 1917-1918 -- Chapter 4: ORGANIZING POSTWAR AVIATION, 1918-1926 -- Chapter 5: A GOLDEN AGE OF INNOVATION, 1926-1938 -- Chapter 6.-MOBILIZING FOR GLOBAL WAR, 1938-1941 -- Chapter 7: EPILOGUE.  a“This book skilfully combines information from existing studies with considerable primary source research to fill a longstanding gap in our understanding of the institutional, political, and technological history of American military aviation.” -Alan D. Meyer, Associate Professor of History, Auburn University “This book examines the pre-World War II history of US military aviation, focusing on the innovative modernization programs conducted by the nation’s military with industry. It is a seminal work that should be required reading for current air power leaders and policymakers grappling with similar issues today.” - John Darrell Sherwood, Naval Historian This book provides an overview of American aviation from 1903 to 1941, covering major developments in aviation technology. It focuses on the role of the military and selected firms. Under the fiscal constraints imposed by the post-war military drawdown and the Great Depression, the US military sacrificed quantity aircraft procurement for gains in quality. Until foreign powers began huge rearmament programs, US military aircraft were some of the most advanced in the world. They held numerous international performance records before the US fell behind other powers that had gone on a war footing. It offers new insights into the contributions of immigrants and foreign technologies to American aviation, while examining the relationship between the government and the aviation industry. It also highlights factors that enabled America to field some of the war’s most advanced warplanes, which ultimately helped win the Second World War. Charles J. Gross is a retired Air Force civilian historian. He has published widely on the history of American military aviation. He received a doctorate in Military History from The Ohio State University. Gross also served as an Air Force reserve officer from 1964 to 1994. 0aUnited StatesxHistory. 0aMilitary history. 0aTechnology. 0aHistory. 0aHistory, Modern.14aUS History.24aMilitary History.24aHistory of Technology.24aModern History.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303171107708iPrinted edition:z978303171109108iPrinted edition:z9783031711107 0aPalgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology,x2730-973840uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71108-4