NASMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment.
Contents:
Texas, New York, Pottstown, and New Haven -- The Yale Unit -- Off to Europe -- Back from the war -- To Washington -- Lovett goes to work -- The big problem -- Manpower issues -- Running the Air Force -- Keep 'em flying -- The Campaign for 1943 -- The war grinds on -- Moving onward -- To the end -- On to the State Department -- Working on the Marshall Plan -- Getting it all done -- The issue of Palestine -- On to Berlin: by air -- More problems -- Setting up NATO -- Back to Wall Street: for a while -- On to the Defense Department -- In Truman's Cabinet -- Out of the government, technically -- Times with Kennedy: and LBJ -- The later years
Summary:
"Robert Lovett grew up in Texas, went to Yale, and earned his wings as a naval air force hero in World War I. He played a key role in the development of the Army Air Force in World War II. His emphasis on strategic bombing was instrumental in defeating Hitler's Germany"-- Provided by publisher.
