Traces the development of the U.S. Air Force from 1907-1960..

The beginnings, 1907-1939. The Air Force in WWI ; The post war years ; The struggle for recognition ; The gathering storm ; The giant stirs ; Prelude to war -- The global air war, 1939-1942. The world at war ; The Doolittle Raid ; Midway ; The tide turns ; North Africa ; The giant unleashed ; Air war over Germany ; The 8th Air Force ; Air war in the Pacific.