The Touch of Greatness

Colonel William C. Bentley Jr., USAAC/USAF; Aviation Pioneer

by Stewart W. Bentley, Jr., PhD


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 06/05/2010

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 216
ISBN : 9781449023850

About the Book

Colonel William C. Bentley Jr. was a member of the small elite group of U.S. Army Air Corps officers who formed the genesis for the development of what we now know as the U.S. Air Force. He was not only rated as a Command Pilot and was a test pilot on the B-17, but he was a doctrinal visionary in airlanding tactics and serving as an advocate for servicemembers higher education. Colonel Bentley commanded the Paratroop Task Force during Operation Torch; the longest and first airborne mission in American military history. He was the first graduate of the University of Maryland's off campus degree completion program.


About the Author

Dr. Stewart W. Bentley Jr. is Colonel William C. Bentley's grandson. A former Army infantry and intelligence officer and airborne jumpmaster, he holds advanced degrees from the Joint Military Intelligence College and Capella University and is a 1984 graduate of the Citadel. He has 20 years of research and writing experience in the military history field. This is his second book. He lives in Lorton, Virginia, with his wife and best friend, Patricia.