American air power is a dominant force in today's world. Its ascendancy, evolving in the half century since the end of World War II, became evident during the f

This collection of essays reflects the proceedings of a 1991 conference on "The United States Air Force: Aerospace Challenges and Missions in the 1990s," sponso

For nearly two decades the United States Air Force (USAF) oriented the bulk of its thinking, acquisition, planning, and training on the threat of a Soviet blitz

American air power is a dominant force in today's world. Its ascendancy, evolving in the half century since the end of World War II, became evident during the f

In the pantheon of air power spokesmen, Giulio Douhet holds center stage. His writings, more often cited than perhaps actually read, appear as excerpts and apho