04341nam a22005775i 4500 978-3-031-71108-4 DE-He213 20251030114650.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241230s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031711084 978-3-031-71108-4 10.1007/978-3-031-71108-4 doi E171-183.9 HBJK bicssc HIS036000 bisacsh NHK thema Gross, Charles J. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 89877 Technological Innovation and the Rise of Aviation, 1903-1941 [electronic resource] : Wings for the American Military / by Charles J. Gross. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XV, 334 p. 25 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology, 2730-9738 Chapter 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. “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. United States History. 67655 Military history. Technology. 58482 History. History, Modern. 70351 US History. 67657 Military History. History of Technology. 66100 Modern History. 70352 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031711077 Printed edition: 9783031711091 Printed edition: 9783031711107 Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology, 2730-9738 84275 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71108-4 ZDB-2-HTY ZDB-2-SXH 66189 66189