Notes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. List of Abbreviations xvii
7. Introduction: An Airborne Culture 1
8. 1. The Birth of American Airborne Culture 11
9. 2. World War II and the Foundation of the Airborne Mafia 36
10. 3. The Airborne Way of War and Its Strategic Implications 65
11. 4. The Airborne Influence on Atomic Warfare 92
12. 5. Tactical Mobility and the Airmobile Division 119
13. 6. The Strategic Army Corps and the Emergence of Strike Command 147
14. Epilogue: The Legacy of the Airborne Mafia 174
15. Notes 191
16. Bibliography 235
17. Index 257