Billy Mitchell: The Life, Times, and Battles of America's Prophet of Airpower

By H. Paul Jeffers

The most famous and controversial figure in the history of American air power, William "Billy" Mitchell began his romance with aviation in 1916 when, at the age of 38, he took private flying... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760320802
• ISBN13: 9780760320808
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Zenith Pr
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Good read with lots of detail

Billy Mitchell was a real war hero who did more for America than most people realize; and for those historians who are, in fact, aware of his pioneering achievements, they rarely pay him the full amount of credit he earned during his lifetime. After reading this book, one is awestruck by General Mitchell's ability to predict the future, and cannot but wonder why few took him seriously. Had the political leaders done so prior to WWII, thousands of lives subsequently lost in the Pacific would have been spared on both sides.