Air Force Officers: Personnel Policy Development, 1944-1974 Vance O. Mitchell 1996 A historical study of the personnel policies of the United States Air Force as it attempted to develop and maintain a viable officer corps during some of the most turbulent times of American military history. This thirty-year period constituted a full military career for most officers, making this a history of the first generation of officers of the independent Air Force. It is the most important generation in Air Force history in terms of the groundbreaking decisions made and the lasting imprint these decisions left for future generations. 510 pp., tables, diagrams, photos, notes, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index GPO Stock No.008-070-00712-6 ISBN: 0-16-048862-1 Full text not available online.