The War in the Air : 1914–1994

By Alan Stephens

Book Id: WPLBN0002170012
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Reproduction Date: 10/10/2012

Title:	The War in the Air : 1914–1994
Author:	Alan Stephens
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Military Science, Aerospace
Collections:	Authors Community, Technology
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Publisher:	Air University Press

Member Page:	Air University Press
Citation APA MLA Chicago Stephens, B. A. (n.d.). The War in the Air : 1914–1994. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v ABOUT THE AUTHORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . .xvii Essays Airpower in World War I, 1914–1918 . . . . . . .1 Robin Higham The True Believers: Airpower between the Wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Alan Stephens Did the Bomber Always Get Through?: The Control of Strategic Airspace, 1939–1945 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 John McCarthy World War II: Air Support for Surface Forces 85 Vincent Orange World War II: The Bombing of Germany . . 107 Richard J. Overy Definite Limitations: The Air War in Korea 1950–1953 . . . . . . . 143 Jeffrey Grey The Air War in Vietnam: Reevaluating Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 C. D. Coulthard-Clark Airpower as a National Instrument: The Arab-Israeli Wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 R. A. Mason It Was a Bit of a Close Call: Some Thoughts on the South Atlantic War . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 R. G. Funnell Airpower in Peripheral Conflict: From the Past, the Future? . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Dennis M. Drew Soviet Airpower in the New Russian Mirror . .301 Benjamin S. Lambeth Air Operations in the Gulf War . . . . . . . . . 339 Sir Patrick Hine New Era Warfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361 Charles A. Horner The Future of Airpower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Richard P. Hallion INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415