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Author | : William F Trimble |
Publisher | : Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2014-10-29 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1612514286 |
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Naval aviation historian William F. Trimble provides a clear and detailed portrait of the man who took on the challenge of forming an aeronautical bureau within the U.S. Navy in 1921 and then nurtured the early development of naval aviation. Describing Admiral William A. Moffett as one of the first high-ranking naval officers to appreciate the importance of the airplane and the effect it would have on the fleet, the author contends that the admiral's strong background as a surface officer gave him a credibility and trust with his superiors that others could not match. The author attributes Moffett's desire to keep aviation as part of the fleet, along with his diplomacy, tenacity, and political and military savvy, to the success of the infant air arm during its formative years. In striking contrast to the tactics of Army Gen. Billy Mitchell, Moffett's handling of the loyalty issue and other politically sensitive topics saved the Navy's air arm, according to Trimble. The book is equally candid about the admiral's shortcomings, including his heavy-handed support for airships, a technological dead end that squandered millions and led to Moffett's death in 1933 when he went down with the airship Akron during a storm.
Author | : Paolo Enrico Coletta |
Publisher | : Edwin Mellen Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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Author | : William Adger Moffett |
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Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1924* |
Genre | : Aeronautics, Military |
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Download Statement by Rear Admiral William A. Moffett Before House Naval Affairs Committee, April 8th, 1924 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : 1962 |
Genre | : Admirals |
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Download Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, U.S. Navy, Deceased Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Edward Arpee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Edward Arpee |
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Genre | : Aeronautics, Military |
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Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs |
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Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
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Download Statement of Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, U.S. Navy, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, on the Increase of the Navy (H.R. 7359) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Committee Serial No. 178.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs |
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Total Pages | : 11 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Aeronautics, Military |
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Download Statement of Admiral William A. Moffett, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, on H.R. 8531, a Bill To Provide Naval Aviation Pilots Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Committee Serial No. 131.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs |
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Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Air bases |
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Download Additional Statement of Admiral William A. Moffett, U.S. Navy, on That Part of Section 5 of the Bill (H.R. 4097) To Authorize the Disposition of Lands No Longer Needed and the Acquisition of Other Lands Required, for Naval Purposes Which Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy To Accept Title to Land in the Vicinity of Sand Point, Wash., for Use as a Site for a Naval Air Station Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Committee Serial No. 215.
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Total Pages | : 71 |
Release | : 1997 |
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Download The Paradoxical Paradigm: Aviation Leadership, 1918-1926: How William Moffett Changed the Navy and How Billy Mitchell Prevented the Formation of a Separate Air Force Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This paper scrutinizes the senior aeronautical leaders in the early inter-war period. The author's thesis is that the Navy embraced the new technology of aviation, and the entire Navy changed as a result, while the Army rejected aviation, relegating it to a separate special category that inevitably led to independence. The author's contention is that Rear Admiral William Moffett's superior leadership and acute understanding of his organization brought about the metamorphosis of the Navy into a modern combat force, while the Army aeronautical leaders misunderstanding of their organization was responsible for the technology being rejected. The author also proposes that Brigadier General William Mitchell, far from the often proclaimed spiritual father of the modern Air Force, was the inept leader primarily responsible for the United States NOT forming an independent air force during the interwar period. This study addresses two questions: Why was an independent air force that included both Army and Navy aviation not established by the United States during this period; and did the aeronautical leaders of 1918-1926 succeed or fail in their goal to develop a potent air arm for the United States? Why study this period and these leaders? As a leader's challenge in guiding an organization in a changing world is not new, the modern leader is wise to examine the dynamics of leadership through the study of history. The challenge to leaders in times of great change was just as vivid in 1918 following World War I, as the challenge leaders face today at the end of the cold war. Rapidly advancing technology, especially space and information war technology, are raising questions as to the traditional services role in national defense. This study examines how our predecessors dealt with similar issues and explores the organizational dynamics and leaders' role organizations.