Plotting a True Course
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Plotting a True Course

Reflections on USAF Strategic Attack Theory and Doctrine The Post World War II Experience

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Plotting a True Course

Reflections on USAF Strategic Attack Theory and Doctrine The Post World War II Experience

About this book

Examining wars from the allied victory in World War II to the conflict in Viet Nam, and finally to the operations in the Gulf and Kosovo, this book presents a comprehensive look at the evolution of strategic air attack theory and doctrine over the years.

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Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2003
Print ISBN
9780275977177
eBook ISBN
9780313057212

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1. Introduction
  4. 2. Technology, Thought, Troops: General Carl A. Spaatz and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age
  5. 3. War from above the Clouds: B-52 Operations during the Second Indochina War and the Effects of the Air War on Theory and Doctrine
  6. 4. Strategic Attack in the Gulf War
  7. 5. Kosovo: An Initial Analysis
  8. 6. Should Deterrence Fail: Strategic Attack Theory and Planning the Nuclear Era
  9. 7. Conclusion: Strategic Bombing and Airpower Doctrine and Theory—Then and Now, Some Final Thoughts
  10. Glossary of Terms
  11. Selected Bibliography
  12. Index
  13. About the Editors and Contributors