How Long to Read American Airpower Comes of Age

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It takes the average reader 5 hours and 15 minutes to read American Airpower Comes of Age by Air University Press

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This volume has richly enhanced General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold's reputation as the father of today's United States Air Force. Major General John W. Huston, himself an Army Air Forces combat veteran of the war, has edited each of Arnold's World War II diaries and placed them in their historical context while explaining the problems Hap faced and evaluating the results of his travels. General Huston, a professional historian, has taught at both the US Air Force Academy and the US Naval Academy. A former Chief of the Office of Air Force History and an experienced researcher both here and abroad in the personal and official papers of the war's leaders, he has been careful to let Hap speak for himself. The result is an account of the four-year odyssey that took Arnold to every continent but one as he took part in deliberations that involved Allied leaders in major diplomacy/strategy meetings with Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, Charles de Gaulle, and Chiang Kai-shek. At those meetings, Hap recorded the comments of the various participants. His 12 diaries contain his own thoughts, which range from being lost over the Himalayas to comforting the wounded as they were airlifted from the Normandy beaches. He experienced an air raid in London and viewed the carnage in recently liberated Manila. Arnold recorded his honest impressions, from private meetings with King George VI in Buckingham Palace to eating from mess kits with his combat crews in the North African desert-all while perceptively commenting on the many issues involved and assessing the people, the culture, and the surroundings. This volume offers the best assessment we have of Hap as he survived four wartime heart attacks and continued to work tirelessly for proper recognition of airpower. It will also continue my emphasis while Chief of Staff of the US Air Force on encouraging professional reading through making historical accounts available to personnel of the finest air force in the world, a success achieved in large part because of Hap Arnold. Contents * FOREWORD * PREFACE * EDITORIAL NOTES * Notes * BIOGRAPHY * Notes * Chapter 1 * ENGLAND * 9 APRIL-1 MAY 1941 * Introduction * The Diary * Postscript * Notes * Chapter 2 * ARGENTIA, NEWFOUNDLAND * 31 JULY-14 AUGUST 1941 * Introduction * The Diary * Postscript * Notes * Chapter 3 * ENGLAND * 22 MAY-3 JUNE 1942 * Introduction * The Diary * Postscript * Notes * Chapter 4 * South Pacific * 16 SEPTEMBER-2 OCTOBER 1942 * Introduction * The Diary * Postscript * Notes * Chapter 5 * NORTH AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, INDIA, CHINA * 9 JANUARY-17 FEBRUARY 1943 * Introduction * The Diary * Postscript * Notes * BIBLIOGRAPHY

How long is American Airpower Comes of Age?

American Airpower Comes of Age by Air University Press is 307 pages long, and a total of 78,899 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 11 minutes to read American Airpower Comes of Age aloud.

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