McKENNEY : Air defense artillery (előszó)
Air defense artillery units have a proud heritage dating back to the dawn of this country's history when the colonists erected fortifications and emplaced artillery pieces to defend against attack from the sea. Seacoast defense continued to be the primary mission of "foot" artillery units (as opposed to mounted field artillery units) until World War I, when a new dimension in warfare emerged—attack from the air. Through World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam, air defense artillery units served as an indispensable part of the armed forces of the United States.
The lineages, honors, and heraldic items included in this volume should increase the historical awareness of air defense artillery soldiers as well as their pride in their units. Successful military organizations are founded upon the positive attitude of their members—soldiers with a strong sense of belonging to their unit and enthusiastic about its being their own. It is our hope that this volume will contribute to the espirit de corps of the air defense artillery.
Because of a desire to make the Army Lineage Series available to soldiers in the field as quickly as possible, this book does not contain the narrative history of the arm that previous volumes included. We hope that the volume will prove as useful and popular as earlier works in the series.
| Washington, D.C. 1 December 1983 |
DOUGLAS KINNARD |
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