General Earle E. Partridge, USAF: Airpower Leadership in a Limited War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781249587705)

This study analyzes the career of General Earle Everard "Pat" Partridge, USAF, with a focus on the airpower lessons that inspired his craftsmanship of the first air campaign of the United States Air Force. The author separates Partridge's career into three sequential periods: company grade operational experiences; field grade instructional and doctrinal studies; and finally Partridge's flag grade leadership and innovation. The conclusion drawn from a career spanning both World Wars and culminating in the Korean War, is that Partridge generally endorsed official doctrine as a training goal; a goal to be adjusted to meet the unique and unpredictable contextual demands of an explicit war scenario.

Author: David H. Gurney
ISBN-10: 1249587700
ISBN-13: 9781249587705
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Language: English
Published: 10/03/2012
Pages: 88
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.18d