Gen Otto P. Weyland, USAF : Close Air Support in the Korean War

By Lt. Col. Michael J. Chandler, USAF

Book Id: WPLBN0002170270
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Reproduction Date: 10/12/2012

Title:	Gen Otto P. Weyland, USAF : Close Air Support in the Korean War
Author:	Lt. Col. Michael J. Chandler, USAF
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Military Science, Military
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Publisher:	Air University Press

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Citation APA MLA Chicago Col. Michael J. Chandler, Usa, B. L. (n.d.). Gen Otto P. Weyland, USAF : Close Air Support in the Korean War. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
This study analyzes Gen O. P. Weyland’s impact on close air support (CAS) during the Korean War. First, the author briefly traces the history and evolution of air-ground support from its infancy to the start of the Korean War. Second, he shifts his focus to the effectiveness of CAS throughout the conflict and addresses why this mission was controversial for the Army and Air Force. Third, he highlights General Weyland’s perspective on tactical airpower and his role in the close-air-support “controversy.”

Table of Contents
1 Close Air Support in 2006 . . . . . . . . .1 2 History and Evolution of Close Air Support: World War I to the Korean War . . . . . . . 5 3 Background on Gen O. P. Weyland . . . . 17 4 Close Air Support in Korea: The Controversy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5 An Airman’s Perspective of Close Air Support in Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 6 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83