They Served Here: Thirty-Three Maxwell Men - Maxwell Air Force Base, Claire Chennault, Clark Gable, Glenn Miller, Henry Hugh Shelton, Hoyt Vandenberg, Curtis LeMay

Nonfiction, History, Military, Aviation
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Author: Progressive Management ISBN: 9781476084770
Publisher: Progressive Management Publication: June 27, 2012
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Progressive Management
ISBN: 9781476084770
Publisher: Progressive Management
Publication: June 27, 2012
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English
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Colonel Benton provides a glimpse of the history of Maxwell Air Force Base by highlighting the careers of 33 airmen who served at the base at some point in their military careers. Some of the individuals portrayed were pioneers in the development of airpower and provided military leadership from World War II to the present. Others such as Glenn Miller, Clark Gable, and Bill Stribling were notable for their accomplishments in other fields. The stories told here highlight the critical, close interrelationships between the military and local society.

Contents * PREFACE * Robert D. Knapp and J. A. Liner * Murry C. Woodbury and Bruce A. Tyndall * William L. Stribling * Walter R. Weaver * John F. Curry * Frederick I. Eglin * John H. Williamson and William C. McDonald * Claire L. Chennault * Harold L. George * Kenneth N. Walker * Haywood S. Hansell * Laurence S. Kuter * Glenn Miller * Clark Gable * Ira C. Eaker * Noel F. Parrish * George C. Kenney * Paul W. Tibbets Jr. * Dale O. Smith * Hoyt S. Vandenberg * Curtis E. LeMay * Muir S. Fairchild * Earle E. Partridge * Glenn O. Barcus * Nathan F. Twining * Thomas S. Power * John D. Lavelle * Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz * John A. Warden * Henry H. Shelton

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Colonel Benton provides a glimpse of the history of Maxwell Air Force Base by highlighting the careers of 33 airmen who served at the base at some point in their military careers. Some of the individuals portrayed were pioneers in the development of airpower and provided military leadership from World War II to the present. Others such as Glenn Miller, Clark Gable, and Bill Stribling were notable for their accomplishments in other fields. The stories told here highlight the critical, close interrelationships between the military and local society.

Contents * PREFACE * Robert D. Knapp and J. A. Liner * Murry C. Woodbury and Bruce A. Tyndall * William L. Stribling * Walter R. Weaver * John F. Curry * Frederick I. Eglin * John H. Williamson and William C. McDonald * Claire L. Chennault * Harold L. George * Kenneth N. Walker * Haywood S. Hansell * Laurence S. Kuter * Glenn Miller * Clark Gable * Ira C. Eaker * Noel F. Parrish * George C. Kenney * Paul W. Tibbets Jr. * Dale O. Smith * Hoyt S. Vandenberg * Curtis E. LeMay * Muir S. Fairchild * Earle E. Partridge * Glenn O. Barcus * Nathan F. Twining * Thomas S. Power * John D. Lavelle * Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz * John A. Warden * Henry H. Shelton

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