Air forces & warfare books

In this study the author traces the history of air-ground support from its infancy to the Korean War, discusses...  Read More >>

The analysis presented in this thesis evaluates the contents of past Air Force strategic vision documents and studies...  Read More >>

Within the past 15 years, the Soviet Union has developed a strategic airlift force capable of projecting Soviet...  Read More >>

This paper examines the long development of precision guided bombs to show that the accuracy attained in Desert...  Read More >>

Lieutenant Colonel Laborie examines the role of French airpower in military conflicts in such areas as Mauritania...  Read More >>

The capability of the Air Force to support the land battle at night has historically been late in development and...  Read More >>

Colonel Colella examines global power from its origins as Strategic Air Command built a fleet of bombers and tankers...  Read More >>

As the Twentieth Century closes, efforts towards organizing, training, and equipping U.S. airpower assets remain...  Read More >>

Historians have debated for decades the reasons for the spectacular failure of the Luftwaffe during the last three...  Read More >>

Colonel Clark chronologically traces the evolution of uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) beginning two centuries...  Read More >>

During the past few years, United States Air Force (USAF) leaders have begun to emphasize space operations. Global...  Read More >>

""Aviator's Elementary Handbook: A Primer of Aviation and Aëroplane Machines,"" originally published in 1918, offers...  Read More >>

There is a moral way to wage war, be it in the air, on the sea, or on the ground. This paper contends that the US...  Read More >>

This study comprises an analysis of the air plan for Operation Fortitude, the deception plan covering the invasion...  Read More >>

General Laurence S. Kuter served as both an operational planner and commander during the Second World War. As a...  Read More >>

This paper examines the operational employment of the KC-135 in three major conflicts. Air refueling is central...  Read More >>

This study analyzes how USAF Security Forces (SF) must transform from a garrison-based force to one that conducts...  Read More >>

To those who say that study of early airpower is a waste due to today's great leap in technology, I offer the observation...  Read More >>

Aviation Ignition, A Description Of The Delco Generator Battery Ignition As Applied To Modern Aviation Engines,...  Read More >>

The National Security Strategy of the United States issued in September 2002 states ""a military structured to deter...  Read More >>

This research paper addresses the question of Air Force Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) validity in a world dominated...  Read More >>

Today's Army has gone through some incredible transformations since the end of the Cold War. Since then, the Army...  Read More >>

Between the 1960s and the 2000s, France developed specific ways to operate on the African continent, and the use...  Read More >>

Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force has radically changed how it projects power to support National...  Read More >>

The development of airpower can be traced to three key elements: thought, organization and technology. The Luftwaffe...  Read More >>