History of the Air Corps Tactical School, 1920-1940
Publisher: Air Force History and Museums Program : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O.]
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Foreword iii; title: Introduction v; title: 1. Early Military Education 1; title: Development of Military Educational System 1; title: The Impact of World War I 3; title: Establishment of Schools for Air Officers 7; title: Air Service Field Officers' School at Langley Field 9; title: 2. The Air Corps Tactical School at Langley Field 11; title: Establishment of the Air Service Tactical School 11; title: Air Corps Board at Langley 15; title: Staff and Faculty, 1920-1931 15; title: Students, 1920-1931 18; title: Curriculum Changes 20; title: Demonstrations and Exercises 21; title: Plans for the Move of the School to Maxwell Field 23; title: 3. The Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Field 27; title: Expansion of the School 27; title: The Air Corps Board at Maxwell 28; title: 23d Composite Group 32; title: Demonstrations and Exercises 33; title: The Academic Department 34; title: Staff and Faculty, 1931-1940 38; title: Students, 1931-1940 41; title: 4. Development of Doctrine at the Air Corps Tactical School 55; title: The School as the Air Corps Doctrinal Center 56; title: Observation Aviation 59; title: Doctrine of Air Force Employment, 1920-1926 61; title: AIR CORPS TACTICAL SCHOOL; title: Evolution of the Theory of Daylight, High-Altitude Precision Bombardment of Pinpoint Targets 62; title: Conflict with the War Department General Staff 68; title: Clarifying and Refining the Bomber Concept 70; title: Air-Ground Cooperation 72; title: Impact of Bomber Concept on Theory of Air Superiority 73; title: Changing Concept of Pursuit Employment 75; title: 5. Discontinuance of Air Corps Tactical School 79; title: Planning for Short Courses 79; title: Suspension of the School 81; title: Establishment of AAF School of Applied Tactics 83; title: Establishment of the Air University 84; title: Notes 87; title: Appendices; title: 1. Academic Department, Air Corps Tactical School 97; title: 2. Staff and Faculty, Air Corps Tactical School, 1920-1942 99; title: 3. Air Corps Tactical School Graduates, by Class, 1920-1940 1; title: Index 143; title: Photographs are found on pp. 44-53.