Mitchell achieved considerable wartime prominence and alienated senior officers and peers across the Allied forces. His readiness to supply a quotation and his public image made him popular with the press. That popularity did not resolve professional objections to his conduct or ideas. He continued to insist that air warfare would displace ground and naval warfare. Operational achievement, publicity, and the ability to work with other commanders therefore remained separate measures of his effectiveness.
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World War I success and the leadership problem
Mitchell's wartime achievements and popularity with the press coexisted with severe friction among American, British, and French officers.