Reach and Power: The Heritage of the United States Air Force in Pictures and Artifacts

by Ron Dick and Richard P. Hallion

This illustrated oversize vol. commemorates the 50th ann'y. of the creation of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as a fully independent branch of the military in 1947. Covers the accomplishments and actions in the history of American aviation, which predates the creation of the USAF: from the era of the Wright biplanes before and through WWI; the years of development between 1919 and 1941; the harrowing maturation of the force during WWII's global fight;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0160492718
• ISBN13: 9780160492716
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Air Force History & Museums Program
• Length: 556 Pages
• Weight: 5.45 lbs.