4. Beginning of the Training Program

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. Figures XI
5. Tables XII
6. Introduction XIII
7. 1. Organizational and Tactical Background 1
8. 2. Five Air Depot Groups In 1941 14
9. 3. The Eighty Group Program, January–July 1942 44
10. 4. Beginning of the Training Program 59
11. 5. Origin of the Service Group, June 1942 75
12. 6. Other Arms and Services 94
13. 7. The Period of Decentralized Control 116
14. 8. Development of a Unified Program 134
15. 9. Standard Procedures – New Projects 175
16. 10. Steps Toward A Separate Air Force 202
17. Conclusion 216
18. References 221
19. Sources 259
20. Glossary of Abbreviations 271
21. Index 279