During DESERT STORM (which occurred while this book was in press) the airmen of the United States Air Force established air superiority over Iraq and occupied Kuwait from the outset of the war, defeating the Iraqi air force both in the air ...
The case studies in this volume, encompassing several major air-to-air battles, eloquently demonstrate why the quest for air superiority remains critically important for today's Air Force.The historical roots of air superiority date to the ...
Case Studies in the Achievement of Air Superiority
The case studies in this volume, encompassing several major air-to-air battles, eloquently demonstrate why the quest for air superiority remains critically important for today's Air Force.The historical roots of air superiority date to the ...
Case Studies in the Development of Close Air Support
Case studies in the development of close air support
This study confirms that historical cases provide powerful antecedents for modern, emerging, or future military concepts and domains.This compilation also includes a reproduction of the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. ...
This study applies lessons learned from air mobility’s pivotal role in Field Marshal Sir William Slim’s World War II Burma campaign to contemporary air mobility operations.
In just over a century, aviation has progressed from a military afterthought to a central component of military operations. In that time, airpower has undergone exponential technological growth. Early aviation...
In order to move beyond the usual 'aircraft and aces' approach, this book explores the conceptual origins of the control of the air and the role of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) within the British army.