Cooke. This chronicle places Billy Mitchell at the debates over U.S. air power between the wars. Mitchell proved during World War I that air power could affect ground combat, and he argued that it would be decisive in the next war, certain to be with Japan. After being court-martialed for his outspokenness, Pearl Harbor made Mitchell look like a prophet martyred for his integrity. Instead, meet a man flawed by ambition who was a victim of circumstances of his own creation. 305 pages, hardcover. #0005783