Robert A. Lovett and the Development of American Air Power

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By David Jordan ’56

Published Feb. 7, 2019

Robert A. Lovett and the Development of American Air Power (McFarland Books) is a biography of the nation’s fourth Secretary of Defense, covering his air combat in World War I, direction of U.S. air forces in World War II, development of the Marshall Plan during his stint at the State Department, and leadership of the Defense Department during the Korean War.

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