while gary cooper be not anything like billy mitchell in the film that really do not matter . what do matter be that in his time he be fight for an air force that would be able to defend america . he be right that at the time the armed service use of air power and the safety of the pilot be criminal and the number of air force base name for the people that die during this time can attest to that . he be also correct that the armed force would depend on air power and a fact the armed force ignore until nearly 1939 when hitler prove what a modern air force could do . if it be not for the fact that private company like boeing be develop plane before the military be ask for them would could have be fight the first year of wwii in biplane . while many of billy mitchell claim may have seem absurd at the time the show quite an insight of how air power would develop over the next 50 year . that be say do catch this film . the cast be top notch and their performance leave you feeling sorry for cooper and hat rod stieger . this be one of my top 20 film not only for the cast and crew but for the subject matter .