Air forces & warfare books

This study shows why the Tuskegee Airmen's mechanics and other support personnel deserve respect for the role they...  Read More >>

This study analyses the inherent dangers of relying too heavily, or solely, on one panacea technology to prosecute...  Read More >>

It is the author's contention that procurement of the UTTAS as designed in prototype models will require changes...  Read More >>

This research is provocative, extreme in nature, and intended to ignite your imagination as well as to open the...  Read More >>

The EC-121 Constellation's roots date back to WWII where they were responsible for transporting dignitaries, equipment...  Read More >>

This research paper takes the story of Frank Luke Jr. and breaks down the mental characteristics that drove his...  Read More >>

Airpower has a significant influence within the American political process. Political debate over the application...  Read More >>

America's lack of effective long-range escort for strategic bombardment was the Army Air Force's worst failure of...  Read More >>

Sixty years after twelve nations pledged themselves to collective defense in the North Atlantic Treaty, an attack...  Read More >>

Air Policing lessons are being lost through the generations. Air Policing is a forgotten concept in the modern day...  Read More >>

The purpose of this study is not to denigrate the composite wing concept or reject it out of hand as so many of...  Read More >>

Captain Eric ""Winkle"" Brown is the British Royal Navy's most decorated Fleet Air Arm pilot. During his 31-year...  Read More >>

Night fighting is one competency in which the United States possesses global superiority. After witnessing the devastating...  Read More >>

This paper serves as a transition piece between the Air Force 2025 and Blue Horizons futures studies, particularly...  Read More >>

On December 2004, Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (Public Law 108-458). Commonly...  Read More >>

This study attempts to determine if no-fly zones are effective tools of US foreign policy. In doing so, the author...  Read More >>

The Air Force was founded upon the precepts of strategic bombing. Hugh Trenchard, Giulio Douhet, and Billy Mitchell...  Read More >>

In the waning decades of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century, airpower has proven a highly...  Read More >>

Throughout history, states have repeatedly employed military force for achieving foreign policy goals. In persuading...  Read More >>

When the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created over 50 years ago, its mission was to be a ready...  Read More >>

This study analyzes the extent to which the Smuts Report accurately assessed the capabilities, limitations, and...  Read More >>

My work speaks about Soviet Union assault aviation development from the 1933 to 1945. It provides a short view on...  Read More >>

The US Air Force, and the U.S. armed forces separate service air arms, have historically wrestled with how to apply...  Read More >>

This paper studies the question of the role of Airpower in the prevention of genocide. Airpower has multiple roles...  Read More >>

The Air Force has a rich, distinct culture that developed naturally from its historic origins, its unique view that...  Read More >>