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Global Mission is General "Hap" Arnold's personal story of his life and military career and a history of American military aviation with particular emphasis on World War II.
"For twenty years prior to World War II General Arnold was a tireless and effective evangelist for American air power. No other foresaw more clearly than he the revolutionary impact of the airplane upon the methods and conduct of war. Hap Arnold performed still another public duty in recording for us the results and the conclusions of his lifetime experiences. Whatever he has to say about air power deserves the close attention of all his fellow citizens." — General Dwight D. Eisenhower, US Army
"The compellingly interesting autobiography of a great soldier-statesman and one of the finest presentations I have ever seen of the history of American military aviation." — Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle, US Air Force
"[T]his book is more than the chronicle of a flier's life; it is in a sense a saga of United States air power, and particularly a top-level picture of the United States Army Air Force in World War II... Global Mission will take an important place in the growing library of war books... a delightful book; it brings out so strongly the lovable personality of "Hap" Arnold. It is an important book... these reminiscences are a monument to him." — Hanson W. Baldwin, The New York Times
"[An] interesting and important book" — Robert Gale Woolbert, Foreign Affairs
"There are many groups of people who will profit by a careful reading of Global Mission. As General Bradley well said in a recent letter to me, 'It is "must" reading for the young military men of today who will have to be the Marshalls and Arnolds and Kings in any future emergency.' The thinking people of the United States will make wiser decisions in the selection of their leaders, both military and civil, if they have read Global Mission. They will understand more clearly the frightful errors which have been made in the past and their cost in blood and treasure... Any who are tempted to be pacifists or isolationists in the future had better read Global Mission to learn the implications which can flow from false doctrines. The historian who has the difficult job of painting the true picture of the Second World War needs to read Global Mission for background. Here alone will he find some of the missing pieces in his puzzle... by any yardstick, [Global Mission] is worthy reading for any American." — Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker, USAF (Ret.), Air University Quarterly Review
"[General Arnold's] book is a very important contribution to the history of the Second World War; one reads it with passionate interest from start to finish. It is written in a lively way and also with that frankness, that outspokenness, which always surprises French people from the pen of such a high authority. It is also extremely revealing about the American character." — René Jouan, Revue d'histoire de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale
"[This] book will be of enduring value." — Ordnance
"For twenty years prior to World War II General Arnold was a tireless and effective evangelist for American air power. No other foresaw more clearly than he the revolutionary impact of the airplane upon the methods and conduct of war. Hap Arnold performed still another public duty in recording for us the results and the conclusions of his lifetime experiences. Whatever he has to say about air power deserves the close attention of all his fellow citizens." — General Dwight D. Eisenhower, US Army
"The compellingly interesting autobiography of a great soldier-statesman and one of the finest presentations I have ever seen of the history of American military aviation." — Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle, US Air Force
"[T]his book is more than the chronicle of a flier's life; it is in a sense a saga of United States air power, and particularly a top-level picture of the United States Army Air Force in World War II... Global Mission will take an important place in the growing library of war books... a delightful book; it brings out so strongly the lovable personality of "Hap" Arnold. It is an important book... these reminiscences are a monument to him." — Hanson W. Baldwin, The New York Times
"[An] interesting and important book" — Robert Gale Woolbert, Foreign Affairs
"There are many groups of people who will profit by a careful reading of Global Mission. As General Bradley well said in a recent letter to me, 'It is "must" reading for the young military men of today who will have to be the Marshalls and Arnolds and Kings in any future emergency.' The thinking people of the United States will make wiser decisions in the selection of their leaders, both military and civil, if they have read Global Mission. They will understand more clearly the frightful errors which have been made in the past and their cost in blood and treasure... Any who are tempted to be pacifists or isolationists in the future had better read Global Mission to learn the implications which can flow from false doctrines. The historian who has the difficult job of painting the true picture of the Second World War needs to read Global Mission for background. Here alone will he find some of the missing pieces in his puzzle... by any yardstick, [Global Mission] is worthy reading for any American." — Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker, USAF (Ret.), Air University Quarterly Review
"[General Arnold's] book is a very important contribution to the history of the Second World War; one reads it with passionate interest from start to finish. It is written in a lively way and also with that frankness, that outspokenness, which always surprises French people from the pen of such a high authority. It is also extremely revealing about the American character." — René Jouan, Revue d'histoire de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale
"[This] book will be of enduring value." — Ordnance
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940161069134 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Plunkett Lake Press |
| Publication date: | 07/06/2023 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 3 MB |
About the Author
Born in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold (1886-1950) graduated in the class of 1907 from the US Military Academy at West Point. He served in the Philippines and at Governors Island, NY until April 1911 when he was assigned to the Signal Corps in Dayton, Ohio for instruction, including by the Wright Brothers on their biplane which had first flown in 1903. Arnold then taught other flyers at the Signal Corps aviation school.
In 1912 Arnold went to Fort Riley, Kansas, as an aerial observer of Field Artillery firing. He then worked in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer in Washington. As a captain, he was later assigned to the new flying school in San Diego. In 1917 Arnold organized an air service in Panama. As the US entered World War I, he was promoted to major and then to colonel in 1917, in charge of Information Service in the Aviation Division of the Signal Corps. Arnold became in 1918 assistant director of the newly formed Office of Military Aeronautics. In 1919 he became supervisor of the Air Service at Coronado, California, and air officer of the 9th Corps Area at the Presidio in San Francisco.
In 1920 Arnold went back to captain’s grade, but soon was promoted to major. In 1922-24 he was commanding officer of Rockwell Field, California. He graduated from the Army Industrial College in 1925 and became chief of the Information Division in the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps. He went next to Fort Riley, Kansas, where he commanded Air Corps troops at Marshall Field. In June 1929 he completed the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth and commanded the air depot at Fairfield, Ohio.
Arnold was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1931 and commanded March Field, California. In 1935 Arnold was made brigadier general and put in command of the 1st Wing of General Headquarters Air Force at March Field. He promoted the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator planes. In 1938 he became major general and chief of the Air Corps.
In 1942 Arnold became commanding general of Army Air Forces, growing the US air arm from 22,000 officers and men to 2,500,000 and from 3,900 planes to 75,000. He was a member of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with the British. He suffered a heart attack in 1945, attributed by his doctors to overwork and retired in 1946, after earning multiple US and foreign decorations. In 1949, Congress made Arnold a five-star general of the Air Force.
In 1912 Arnold went to Fort Riley, Kansas, as an aerial observer of Field Artillery firing. He then worked in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer in Washington. As a captain, he was later assigned to the new flying school in San Diego. In 1917 Arnold organized an air service in Panama. As the US entered World War I, he was promoted to major and then to colonel in 1917, in charge of Information Service in the Aviation Division of the Signal Corps. Arnold became in 1918 assistant director of the newly formed Office of Military Aeronautics. In 1919 he became supervisor of the Air Service at Coronado, California, and air officer of the 9th Corps Area at the Presidio in San Francisco.
In 1920 Arnold went back to captain’s grade, but soon was promoted to major. In 1922-24 he was commanding officer of Rockwell Field, California. He graduated from the Army Industrial College in 1925 and became chief of the Information Division in the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps. He went next to Fort Riley, Kansas, where he commanded Air Corps troops at Marshall Field. In June 1929 he completed the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth and commanded the air depot at Fairfield, Ohio.
Arnold was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1931 and commanded March Field, California. In 1935 Arnold was made brigadier general and put in command of the 1st Wing of General Headquarters Air Force at March Field. He promoted the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator planes. In 1938 he became major general and chief of the Air Corps.
In 1942 Arnold became commanding general of Army Air Forces, growing the US air arm from 22,000 officers and men to 2,500,000 and from 3,900 planes to 75,000. He was a member of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with the British. He suffered a heart attack in 1945, attributed by his doctors to overwork and retired in 1946, after earning multiple US and foreign decorations. In 1949, Congress made Arnold a five-star general of the Air Force.
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