The Brains of the Air Force: Laurence Kuter and the Making of the United States Air Force
Journal: OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)
Year: 2016

This study examines the establishment of the United States Air Force as an independent service, through the lens of General Laurence Kuter.Covering from his birth through the end of the Second World War, it yields five observations.First, Laurence "Larry" Kuter played an unappreciated role in shaping the United States Air Force and its antecedents.Second, the Air Corps Tactical School's impact on its students was likely minimal, but the school's impact on its faculty-particularly its most junior