Robert F Williams

The Airborne Mafia

The Paratroopers Who Shaped America's Cold War Army

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Produktbeschreibung

"This book focuses on the relationship between organizational culture, operational behavior, and institutional change in military institutions, particularly during the Cold War. The 'airborne mafia' refers to the cadre of World War II airborne officers who took control of the US Army in the postwar years"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 163mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9781501779824
• ISBN-10: 1501779826
• Artikelnr.: 70905390

Autorenporträt

Robert F. Williams is a historian with the Army University Press and Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A former airborne infantry noncommissioned officer, he has served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: An Airborne Culture
1. The Birth of American Airborne Culture
2. World War II and the Foundation of the Airborne Mafia
3. The Airborne Way of War and Its Strategic Implications
4. The Airborne Influence on Atomic Warfare
5. Tactical Mobility and the Airmobile Division
6. The Strategic Army Corps and the Emergence of Strike Command