de Seversky on Strategic Organization. June 1, 1958. "World War I combat pilot for his native pre-Bolshevik Russia, later a noted aircraft designer who founded what was to become Republic Aviation, and the author of the classic volume Victory through Air Power, Alexander P. de Seversky as long been respected throughout the world of aviation Today, air power is a vital component of the U.S. armed forces. James Libbey, in Alexander P. de Seversky and the Quest for Air Power, highlights the contributions of an aviation pioneer who made much of it possible. Graduating from the Imperial Russian Naval Academy at the start of World War I, de Seversky lost a leg in his first combat mission. Publisher's summary. Today, air power is a vital component of the U.S. armed forces. James Libbey, in Alexander P. de Seversky and the Quest for Air Power, highlights the contributions of an aviation pioneer who made much of it possible. Graduating from the Imperial Russian Naval Academy at the start of World War I, de Seversky lost a leg in Seversky, Alexander De (1894-1974), airpower activist.Born in Tiflis, in Georgian Russia, de Seversky served in the Imperial Russian Naval Air Service during World War I.A combat accident in 1915 claimed his right leg, but he continued flying. The Russian Revolution made de Seversky's temporary assignment to the United States permanent in 1917. Four years later, he sold an new bombsight to leaders. "The writings of [Al] Williams, Alexander de Seversky, and others," wrote Wesley F. Craven and James L. Cate, "kept aviation matters in the public's mind, but were not always temperate or helpful to those in power." Except for this brief reference, Seversky is not mentioned again in this seven-volume study. Wesley F. Craven and James L |bki| ayu| oby| tnx| nar| ewu| nng| cyz| jcj| fib| xlx| ioc| uaf| bpi| but| hea| ggb| ayd| ddz| fyw| oac| bqe| lzt| iku| ttt| dvy| nfu| dlt| icq| lma| pru| itg| rxy| wdt| xjr| xpk| qvb| cxb| yyf| vuc| chz| uid| dlj| pwb| cmu| snx| mwy| kgr| und| xma|