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JAMES J. COOKE is Professor of History at the University of Mississippi. He spent the academic year 1992-1993 as a Visiting Professor of History at the U.S. Air War College. His latest book was The Rainbow Division in The Great War, 1917-1919 (Praeger, 1994).
When the United States went to war in April 1917 the Army's Air Service had one squadron of obsolete aircraft. By November 1918 the Air Service had aero squadrons which were specialized in air combat, observation, bombing, and photography. Each combat division habitually had an air observation squadron and a balloon company attached. This work also details the efforts of the Air Service to construct a massive system of supply, repair, and maintenance. Questions such as the training of flyers, observers, and balloonists are also explored.
When the United States went to war in April 1917 the Army's Air Service had one squadron of obsolete aircraft. By November 1918 the Air Service had aero squadrons which were specialized in air combat, observation, bombing, and photography. Each combat division habitually had an air observation squadron and a balloon company attached.
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Biographical note
JAMES J. COOKE is Professor of History at the University of Mississippi. He spent the academic year 1992-1993 as a Visiting Professor of History at the U.S. Air War College. His latest book was The Rainbow Division in The Great War, 1917-1919 (Praeger, 1994).