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Books by Wesley Phillips Newton






Montgomery in the Good War(1st Edition)
Portrait of a Southern City, 1939-1946 (Fire Ant Books)
by Wesley Phillips Newton, Allen Cronenberg
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2010 by Fire Ant Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5632-3, ISBN: 0-8173-5632-0

"'Montgomery in the Good War' is a richly textured account of a southern city and its people during World War II. Using newspaper accounts, interviews, letters, journals, and his own memory of the time, Wesley Newton reconstructs wartime-era Montgomery, Alabama--a sleepy southern capital that was transformed irreversibly during World War II. The war affected every segment of Montgomery society: black and white, rich and poor, male and ..."






Montgomery in the Good War(1st Edition)
Portrait of a Southern City, 1939-1946
by Wesley Phillips Newton, Allen Cronenberg
Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2000 by University Alabama Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1043-1, ISBN: 0-8173-1043-6

""Montgomery in the Good War" is a richly textured account of a southern city and its people during World War II. a Using newspaper accounts, interviews, letters, journals, and his own memory of the time, Wesley Newton reconstructs wartime-era Montgomery, Alabama--a sleepy southern capital that was transformed irreversibly during World War II. a The war affected every segment of Montgomery society: black and white, rich and poor, male a ..."






To Command the Sky(1st Edition)
The Battle for Air Superiority Over Germany, 1942-1944 (Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight (Paperback))
by Stephen L. Mcfarland, Wesley Phillips Newton
Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2006 by University Alabama Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5346-9, ISBN: 0-8173-5346-1

"We are grateful to Fritz Ungar, Mary Gill Rice, Starr Smith, Edmond Zellner, Luther H. Richmond, William R. Lawley, Jr., Clyde W. Bradley, Jr., Gerhard H. Kroll, Gunther Rail, James H. Doolittle, and Robert L. Salzarulo, for their letters and oral interviews. Dr. John Wood of James Madison University, whose brother flew a fighter with the Eighth Air Force, and Col. Starr Smith, USAFR (ret.), an intelligence officer with a Liberator ..."






To Command the Sky(Updated)
The Battle for Air Superiority over Germany, 1942 - 1944 [Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series]
by Stephen Lee Mcfarland, Wesley Phillips Newton
Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2002 by Smithsonian Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-58834-044-3, ISBN: 1-58834-044-9






The Wisdom of Eagles(2nd Edition)
A History of Maxwell Air Force Base
by Jerome A. Ennels, Wesley Phillips Newton, Donald A. Lamontagne
Hardcover, 223 Pages, Published 2002 by Elliott & Clark Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-880216-55-2, ISBN: 1-880216-55-8

"Book by Ennels, Jerome A., Newton, Wesley Phillips"






Wings of Gold(Reprint)
An Account of Naval Aviation Training in World War II, the Correspondence of Aviation Cadet/Ensign Robert R. Rea (Paperback)
by Wesley Phillips Newton, Robert R. Rea, Robert Powell
Paperback, 348 Pages, Published 2015 by University Alabama Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5825-9, ISBN: 0-8173-5825-0

"Wings of Gold makes a unique contribution to the history of naval aviation. The book sets out the day-to-day experiences and reactions of a cadet who went through the aviation training program at its peak during World War II. An emphasis on training is missing in almost all books dealing with that conflict; in this book, it is the focus. In contrast with official histories, this is an account of how training did occur, rather than how i ..."






The Great War in the Heart of Dixie(1st Edition)
Alabama During World War 1
by Dr. Martin T. Olliff, Contributor-Dowe Littleton, Wesley Phillips Newton, David E. Alsobrook, Wilson Fallin Jr., Robert J. Jakeman, Victoria E. Ott, Robert Saunders Jr, Ruth Smith Truss
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2008 by University Alabama Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5492-3, ISBN: 0-8173-5492-1

"There has been much scholarship on how the U.S. as a nation reacted to World War I, but few have explored how Alabama responded. Did the state follow the federal government’s lead in organizing its resources or did Alabamians devise their own solutions to unique problems they faced? How did the state’s cultural institutions and government react? What changes occurred in its economy and way of life? What, if any, were the long-term conse ..."






Delta
The History of An Airline
by W. David Lewis, Wesley Phillips Newton
Paperback, 608 Pages, Published 2016 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-4162-0, ISBN: 0-8203-4162-2

"Beginning in the 1920s as a lowly crop-dusting operation in Louisiana, Delta Air Lines had, by its fiftieth anniversary, down to become one of the largest companies in the industry and one of the most consistently profitable. First published in 1979, this is a comprehensive account of the growth and development of Delta’s strategy and style, the steady expansion of its routes, its relationship with federal regulatory agencies, and the e ..."






The Wisdom of Eagles
A History of Maxwell Air Force Base
by Jerome A. Ennels, Wesley Phillips Newton
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1997 by River City Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-57966-000-0, ISBN: 1-57966-000-2

". Maxwell air field in Montgomery, Alabama. Built during WWI on the site where the Wright brothers had conducted the first American flight training for civilians, by the 1930s it had become a post for the Air Corps Tactical School. This school was a combination think tank that later significantly influenced the air operations of WWII, and an educational institution for officers who would go on to fill most of the top Army air commands i ..."






Delta(1st Edition)
The History of an Airline
by Walter David Lewis, Wesley Phillips Newton
Hardcover, 518 Pages, Published 1979 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-0465-6, ISBN: 0-8203-0465-4

"Beginning in the 1920s as a lowly crop-dusting operation in Louisiana, Delta Air Lines had, by its fiftieth anniversary, down to become one of the largest companies in the industry and one of the most consistently profitable. First published in 1979, this is a comprehensive account of the growth and development of Delta’s strategy and style, the steady expansion of its routes, its relationship with federal regulatory agencies, and the e ..."






Wings of Gold(1st Edition)
An Account of Naval Aviation Training in World War II, The Correspondence of Aviation Cadet/Ensign Robert R. Rea
by Robert R. Rea, Wesley Phillips Newton, University Alabama Press, Robert Right Rea
Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 1987 by University Alabama Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-0319-8, ISBN: 0-8173-0319-7

"Wings of Gold makes a unique contribution to the history of naval aviation. The book sets out the day-to-day experiences and reactions of a cadet who went through the aviation training program at its peak during World War II. An emphasis on training is missing in almost all books dealing with that conflict; in this book, it is the focus. In contrast with official histories, this is an account of how training did occur, rather than how i ..."






Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham District(2nd Edition)
An Industrial Epic (History Amer Science & Technol)
by Walter David Lewis
Hardcover, 672 Pages, Published 1994 by University Alabama Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-0708-0, ISBN: 0-8173-0708-7






To Command the Sky
The Battle for Air Superiority over Germany, 1942-1944
by Stephen Lee Mcfarland, Wesley Phillips Newton
Published 2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-8290-2, ISBN: 0-8173-8290-9






The Great War in the Heart of Dixie(1st Edition)
Alabama During World War I
by Dr. Martin T. Olliff, Wesley Phillips Newton, David E. Alsobrook, Wilson Fallin Jr., Ruth Smith Truss, Dowe Littleton, Robert J. Jakeman, Victoria E. Ott, Robert Saunders Jr
Hardcover, 312 Pages, Published 2008 by University Alabama Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1616-7, ISBN: 0-8173-1616-7

"There has been much scholarship on how the U.S. as a nation reacted to World War I, but few have explored how Alabama responded. Did the state follow the federal government’s lead in organizing its resources or did Alabamians devise their own solutions to unique problems they faced? How did the state’s cultural institutions and government react? What changes occurred in its economy and way of life? What, if any, were the long-term conse ..."






Montgomery in the Good War
Portrait of a Southern City, 1939-1946
by Wesley Phillips Newton
Published 2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-8487-6, ISBN: 0-8173-8487-1






A history of the Church of St. Bede the Venerable, 1925-1990
by Wesley Phillips Newton
Paperback, 85 Pages, Published 1990 by The Church Of St. Bede The Venerable
ISBN-13: 978-0-320-01648-6, ISBN: 0-320-01648-X

"A church history"






Wings of Gold
An Account of Naval Aviation Training in World War II: The Correspondence of Aviation Cadet/Ensign Robert R. Rea
by Robert Right Rea, Wesley Phillips Newton
Published 1987
ISBN-13: 978-0-585-09822-7, ISBN: 0-585-09822-0






The perilous sky
U.S. aviation diplomacy and Latin America, 1919-1931
by Wesley Phillips Newton
Paperback, 457 Pages, Published 1978 by University Of Miami Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-87024-298-4, ISBN: 0-87024-298-9

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Allen Cronenberg

Jerome Ennels

Robert Rea

Stephen Lee Mcfarland

Victoria Ott

Robert Jakeman

Ruth Smith Truss

Robert Saunders Jr

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