Victory Through Air Power
by Alexander P. de Severskyliterary work· published 1942
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Victory Through Air Power is a 1942 non-fiction book by Alexander P. de Seversky. It was adapted into a 1943 feature film of the same name by Walt Disney Productions. De Seversky began his military life at a young age. After serving in the Imperial Russian Navy, he received high honors and was the ace in the Navy after engaging in over 57 aerial combats. After coming to the United States, he created the Seversky Aircraft company before being forced out of the presidency of his own company in 1939. Seversky published Victory Through Air Power in 1942, and explained his theories of aviation and long-range bombing as influenced by General Billy Mitchell.
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Victory Through Air Power was adapted into a 1943 film.
Victory Through Air Power1943 · film · 70 min · dir. James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney · IMDb ↗IMDb6.5Based on the book by Major Alexander de Seversky's about his theories of the practical uses of long range strategic bombing. Using a combination of animation humorously telling about the development of air warfare, the film shows de Seversky illustrating his ideas of how air power could win World War II for the Allies.
