Air forces & warfare books

This study examines the current level of detailed integration in close air support (CAS) planning, with the focus...  Read More >>

The Battle of Stalingrad was a disaster. The German Sixth Army consisted of over 300,000 men when it approached...  Read More >>

This study attempts to show the misapplication of tactical airpower by the Luftwaffe in support of German ground...  Read More >>

Today's USAF air-to-air combat forces must be prepared to gain and maintain air superiority quickly with minimum...  Read More >>

During DESERT STORM, Army Aviation established that it has matured as a combat arm. When employed in close combat,...  Read More >>

On 20 May 1941, Generaloberst Kurt Student's Luftwaffe XI Fliegerkorps conducted the first operational airborne...  Read More >>

The F-4 Phantom aircraft is equipped with an ejection seat which has space provided in a seat kit for the carriage...  Read More >>

During Operation Rolling Thunder, the United States Air Force was unprepared for the introduction of the SA-2 Guideline...  Read More >>

Throughout the history of close air support (CAS) there exists a consistent theme of friction and interservice rivalry....  Read More >>

Germany reestablished its air force during the last half of the interwar period of 1919 to 1939, a period in which...  Read More >>

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

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

The general purpose of this monograph is to help prevent or reduce error in debates over all aspects of airpower....  Read More >>

The Maxwell Papers, the Air War College's occasional papers series, focus on current and future issues of interest...  Read More >>

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

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

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

In the 1930s air leaders and theorists at the Air Corps Tactical School developed a new concept for strategic bombing...  Read More >>

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

This paper presents an historical account of the operations of United States Army Air Forces special operations...  Read More >>

Major Beale examines the role operations Deny Flight and Deliberate Force played in achieving a peaceful settlement...  Read More >>

The purpose of this paper is to propose a spacepower theory and explore the implications of such a theory on future...  Read More >>

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

The study begins with a general overview of the years following the Korean War through the Vietnam War. The overview...  Read More >>

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