Prelude to the Total Force: The Air National Guard, 1943-1969
- ISBN-10
- 0912799153
- ISBN-13
- 9780912799155
- Pages
- 251
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985
- Publisher
- Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force
- Author
- Charles Joseph Gross
Description
This volume is a study of the origins and evolution of the Air National Guard. This history was written during 1978-1979 by the author as part of his doctoral program in military history. The expanding role of the Guard and its close cooperation with the Air Force are the author's themes, explaining the rise of the Guard to the prominence it plays in today's air operations.
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