Air forces & warfare books

The Army Air Force's (AAF) critical role in World War II is celebrated and studied over and over again through best-selling...  Read More >>

Eighth Air Force (8AF) conducted the US's first thousand-bomber raids against Germany in February 1944--recorded...  Read More >>

Charles F. ""Charlie"" Bolden, Jr., was born on 19 August 1946 in Columbia, South Carolina, and graduated from the...  Read More >>

This thesis examines the history of command and control for combat search and rescue (CSAR) in a quest for proper...  Read More >>

This study has been prepared at the Aerospace Studies Institute (ASI) as part of a continuing program to examine...  Read More >>

Largely the result of military restructuring away from overseas basing to a strategy of forward presence, the Air...  Read More >>

The utter brutality of World War I has amazed me, especially after walking the Verdun battlefield while stationed...  Read More >>

Presents a historical account of an airborne operation, specifically Operation Varsity--the airborne assault crossing...  Read More >>

The Air Operations Center (AOC) is the centerpiece of the Air Force's new command and control (C2) system for prosecuting...  Read More >>

Security Forces have transformed dramatically in the last twenty years. This transformation has been a continuous...  Read More >>

Strategic air mobility was born over the Himalayan mountain ranges of the China-Burma-India ""Hump"" airlift. Lessons...  Read More >>

Modern aeromedical evacuation finds it roots grounded on the lessons learned during the first global war with fully...  Read More >>

Airpower in the early part of the twentieth century was dominated by the development and demonstration of the power...  Read More >>

Our National Military Strategy is based on rapid introduction of overwhelming combat power to achieve decisive results...  Read More >>

In the fifteen years since the formation of Special Operations Command, the Special Operations Forces communities...  Read More >>

US military forces are being increasingly called upon to execute Foreign Internal Defence (FID) missions. To effectively...  Read More >>

Report of enemy aircraft activity and engagement with antiaircraft artillery in the ETO for the period 1 Nov. 1944...  Read More >>

On January 1, 2000, the USAF began on a new journey-the Expeditionary Air Force. This concept involves the deployment...  Read More >>

This is a book of quotations and comments about air power, war, and military matters. But it would be a great...  Read More >>

Dr. Mowbray examines the links between doctrine and operational experience in the US Air Force from World War I...  Read More >>

Service culture affects how military branches organize, train, equip, and survive as separate institutions of the...  Read More >>

This study analyzes the effectiveness of airpower versus terrorism using three case studies. The first case study...  Read More >>

This study is to analyze aircraft maintenance procedures in World War II; examine new requirements engendered by...  Read More >>

Modern airships by design are capable of short-take off and landings (STOL), and vertical take-off and landings...  Read More >>

This paper examines the theoretical role of air forces in counterinsurgency and the disconnect between what's needed...  Read More >>