Download or read book Revolt of the Admirals written by Jeffrey G. Barlow and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles in compelling detail the historic showdown between the U.S. Air Force and the Navy over the role of carrier aviation in the national security framework of the United States.
Download or read book Revolt of the Admirals written by Jeffrey G. Barlow and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the showdown between the U.S. Airforce and the Navy over the role of carrier aviation in the national security framework.
Download or read book The Influence of Rebellion Upon Sea Power written by William M. Beasley and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The following is a historical account of a civil-military relations feud and inter-service-rivalry that occurred within the United States Department of Defense and its predecessor organization, the National Military Establishment, from roughly 1946 to 1949. Dubbed the "Revolt of the Admirals" by the American press, the debated concerned arguments over how American naval aviation and Air Force strategic bombing would be employed in a possible war with Soviet Union that culminated in a set of dramatic hearings before the House of Armed Services Committee in September and October of 1949.
Download or read book Revolt of the Admirals written by Jeffrey G. Barlow and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles in compelling detail the historic showdown between the U.S. Air Force and the Navy over the role of carrier aviation in the national security framework of the United States.
Download or read book The Revolt of the Admirals written by Lory Manning and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Revolt of the Admirals written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-29 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This informative book examines the famous incident known as the revolt of the Admirals, a subject that has intrigued military officers for some time. The revolt was actually an intense inter-service debate between the Navy and the Air Force ostensibly over the B-36 bomber program. The conflict grew; however, to encompass not only the B-36 and the proposed carrier United States, but also it became a struggle over unification and roles and missions. Additionally, the revolt is of particular interest to military officers of today. Living in the politically charged environment in which we are forced to survive, it is refreshing to study the sincere and poignant arguments of some of the greatest military officers in American history engaged in debate over doctrine. Names like Halsey, Nimitz, Spruance, Burke, Eaker, Spaatz, Vandenberg, Eisenhower, and Bradley all had direct influence in the controversy, and we are obliged as military officers to take note of their arguments and concerns of nearly fifty years ago. PREFACE * ABSTRACT * INTRODUCTION * UNIFICATION AND THE COLD WAR * DOCTRINE * Air Force Doctrine * Navy Doctrine. * LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC RELATIONS * The Navy * Leadership * Public Relations * The Air Force * Leadership * Public Relations * THE REVOLT OF THE ADMIRALS * The Anonymous Document and the Agenda * The August Hearings * September * Testimony * The Navy * General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff * The Air Force * Conclusions * AFTERMATH * Doctrine * Naval Leadership * OP-23 * Conclusions * BIBLIOGRAPHY When the controversy over the B-36 erupted in the spring of 1949, Pandora's Box was opened on service unification issues. The debate was officially over the B-36 procurement process, but it grew to include a debate over roles and missions between the Air Force and the Navy. The Congressional testimony before the House Armed Services Committee illustrated some pertinent lessons from the "revolt of the admirals." The Air Force won the revolt, but the question was why? Was it because their case was sounder than the Navy's, or was it for some other hidden reason? How did doctrine, leadership, and public relations factor into the conflict? This essay will discuss these questions using primary and secondary source material from the Air University Library and the Air Force Historical Research Agency; both located at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. There are few books (Revolt of the Admirals; the Fight for Naval Aviation, 1945-1950 by Jeffrey Barlow is the one notable exception.) that deal directly with the subject, but there is sufficient peripheral information and a considerable amount of source material in the form of periodical literature. The subject will be discussed addressing the previously mentioned categories of doctrine, leadership, and public relations. First, the historical framework of unification will be established.
Download or read book The Revolt of the Admirals written by Andrew L. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Revolt of the Admirals written by Government Reprints Press and published by Government Reprints Press. This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Security Act if 1947, intended to unify the separate armed forces services under a single Defense Secretary, failed to settle the deeper issue that divided them, the debate over roles and missions. One symptom of this conflict was a showdown between the Air Force and the Navy over the role of carrier aviation in the national security framework of the United States.
Download or read book The Admirals Revolt of 1949 Lessons for Today written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The supercarrier/B-36 controversy of 1949 was ostensibly a struggle between the Navy and the Air Force over funding priorities. At the controversy's most basic level, the two services disagreed over the division of the defense budget. The Navy wanted the largest share of the defense dollar in order to build more aircraft carriers, specifically supercarriers, capable of launching large multi-engine aircraft. The Air Force, in turn, argued that it should receive the largest slice of the defense pie to expand to 70 combat groups. In the struggle that followed, Defense Secretary Louis Johnson seemingly sided with the Air Force and ordered the cancellation of the Navy's new supercarrier. In the aftermath of the cancellation, a number of rumors circulated that cast considerable aspersions on the characters of Johnson, Air Force Secretary Stuart Symington, and Air Force Chief of Staff Hoyt Vandenberg. These rumors alleged corruption in the procurement contract with Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation for its new bomber, the B-36. Carl Vinson, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, scheduled hearings to examine the matter. Those hearings, held in August 1949, proved conclusively that corruption was not involved in the B-36 contract, and the issue thus appeared to be settled. But the Navy insisted upon further hearings to examine the broader issues of national defense strategy and the conduct of a future war. This article examines the war planning and budgetary constraints that culminated in the revolt. The incident also implies wider questions of professionalism and civilian control of the military. Although the supercarrier/B-36 controversy has been written about before, it has been addressed in considerably shaded hindsight: the Navy's mission was transformed; therefore, the seamen must have been right. This article, based largely on primary sources hitherto unused, will examine the Navy's methods and the implications of those methods.
Download or read book Revolt of the Admirals written by Gordon Press Publishers and published by . This book was released on 1997-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The United States Navy and Defense Unification 1947 1953 written by Paolo Enrico Coletta and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a historical background to the problems met during the early days of defense unification of the three U.S. military services: the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force. The author analyzes the problem of unification during both peacetime and wartime, showing how the Korean War served to point up the capabilities and limitations of the three services.
Download or read book A Contemporary Analysis of the Revolt of the Admirals written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comparison of inter-service rivalry caused by disagreements over roles and missions of the armed service branches. The elements which caused the conflicts over roles and missions during the immediate post-World War II period are discussed and compared with similar elements which existed after the end of the Cold War. The applicability to the current joint force structure is considered. Jointness, Unification, Roles and missions, Revolt of the admirals, Inter-operability, Inter-service rivalry.
Download or read book Admiral Dan Gallery written by C. Herbert Gilliland and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He also is known for his success as a writer, and the best of his work makes up a significant part of this book - excerpts from magazine articles, short stories, and letters that are incorporated into this biography by two English professors who vividly portray the highly original man behind the deeds and the writings."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book All Enemies Foreign Or Domestic written by Edward P. Stafford and published by . This book was released on 1987* with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nuclear Weapons and Aircraft Carriers written by Jerry Miller and published by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. This book was released on 2001-04-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the advent of the atomic bomb in 1945 and its impact on strategic thinking, the future of naval aviation looked bleak. Rapid demobilization after the war eliminated many carriers, and most policy makers believed that future wars would be fought with nuclear weapons delivered by land-based aircraft. In Nuclear Weapons and Aircraft Carriers, Jerry Miller traces the struggle of respected naval leaders to promote a different vision and the innovations in the design and engineering of carriers and aircraft that resulted. He argues that the Navy's hard-won nuclear capability played a significant role in ending the Cold War.
Download or read book The Admirals written by Michael Whitby and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2006-01-21 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century fills an important void in the history of Canada's navy. Those who carry the burden of high command have a critical niche in not only guiding the day-to-day concerns of running an armed service but in ensuring that it is ready to face the challenges of the future. Canada's leading naval historians present analytical articles on the officers who led the navy from its foundation in 1910 to the unification in 1968. Six former Maritime Commanders provide personal reflections on command. The result is a valuable biographical compendium for anyone interested in the history of the Canadian Navy, the Canadian Forces, or military and naval leadership in general.
Download or read book Harry S Truman and the revolt of the Admirals written by Roger Lee Nimps and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
