Creech Blue

Creech Blue
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Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000101510844
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Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Creech Blue by : James C. Slife

Colonel Slife chronicles the influence of the late Gen Wilbur L. "Bill" Creech7a leader, visionary, warrior, and mentor7in the areas of equipment and tactics, training, organization, and leader development. His study serves both to explain the context of a turbulent time in our Air Force's history and to reveal where tomorrow's airmen may find answers to some of the difficult challenges facing them today. Colonel Slife, who addresses such controversial topics as the development of the Army's AirLand Battle doctrine and what it meant to airmen, is among the first to describe what historians will surely see in years to come as the revolutionary developments of the late 1970s/early 1980s and General Creech's central role. Creech Blue enlightens the Air Force on its strongly held convictions during that period and challenges the idea that by 1990, when Iraq invaded Kuwait, the Air Force had forgotten how to wage a "strategic" air campaign and was dangerously close to plunging into a costly and lengthy war of attrition had it not been for the vision of a small cadre of thinkers on the Air Staff. In exploring the doctrine and language of the decade leading up to Operation Desert Storm, Colonel Slife reveals that the Air Force was not as shortsighted as many people have argued.

Space Capstone Publication Spacepower

Space Capstone Publication Spacepower
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Total Pages : 80
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ISBN-10 : 9798674353157
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Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Space Capstone Publication Spacepower by : Us Government United States Space Force

This book, Space Capstone Publication Spacepower: Doctrine for Space Forces, is capstone doctrine for the United States Space Force and represents our Service's first articulation of an independent theory of spacepower. This publication answers why spacepower is vital for our Nation, how military spacepower is employed, who military space forces are, and what military space forces value. In short, this capstone document is the foundation of our professional body of knowledge as we forge an independent military Service committed to space operations. Like all doctrine, the SCP remains subject to the policies and strategies that govern its employment. Military spacepower has deterrent and coercive capacities - it provides independent options for National and Joint leadership but achieves its greatest potential when integrated with other forms of military power. As we grow spacepower theory and doctrine, we must do so in a way that fosters greater integration with the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It is only by achieving true integration and interdependence that we can hope to unlock spacepower's full potential.

Aerospace power in the twenty-first century a basic primer

Aerospace power in the twenty-first century a basic primer
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Total Pages : 351
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ISBN-10 : 9781428990296
ISBN-13 : 1428990291
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Aerospace power in the twenty-first century a basic primer by : Clayton K. S. Chun

Dr. Chun's Aerospace Power in the Twenty-First Century: A Basic Primer is a great start towards understanding the importance of aerospace power and its ability to conduct modern warfare. Aerospace power is continually changing because of new technology, threats, and air and space theories. However, many basic principles about aerospace power have stood the test of time and warfare. This book provides the reader with many of these time-tested ideas for consideration and reflection. Although Aerospace Power in the Twenty-First Century was written for future officers, individuals desiring a broad overview of aerospace power are invited to read, share, and discuss many of the ideas and thoughts presented here. Officers from other services will find that this introduction to air and space forces will give them a good grasp of aerospace power. More experienced aerospace leaders can use this book to revisit many of the issues that have affected air and space forces in the past and that might affect them in the future. Air Force officers will discover that Aerospace Power in the Twenty-First Century is a very timely and reflective resource for their professional libraries.

Bombing to Win

Bombing to Win
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 9780801471506
ISBN-13 : 0801471508
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Bombing to Win by : Robert A. Pape

From Iraq to Bosnia to North Korea, the first question in American foreign policy debates is increasingly: Can air power alone do the job? Robert A. Pape provides a systematic answer. Analyzing the results of over thirty air campaigns, including a detailed reconstruction of the Gulf War, he argues that the key to success is attacking the enemy's military strategy, not its economy, people, or leaders. Coercive air power can succeed, but not as cheaply as air enthusiasts would like to believe.Pape examines the air raids on Germany, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq as well as those of Israel versus Egypt, providing details of bombing and governmental decision making. His detailed narratives of the strategic effectiveness of bombing range from the classical cases of World War II to an extraordinary reconstruction of airpower use in the Gulf War, based on recently declassified documents. In this now-classic work of the theory and practice of airpower and its political effects, Robert A. Pape helps military strategists and policy makers judge the purpose of various air strategies, and helps general readers understand the policy debates.

Gulf War Air Power Survey

Gulf War Air Power Survey
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Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : UCR:31210023608639
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Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Gulf War Air Power Survey by : Thomas A. Keaney

The Chinese Air Force

The Chinese Air Force
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Publisher : Government Printing Office
Total Pages : 426
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ISBN-10 : 0160913861
ISBN-13 : 9780160913860
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis The Chinese Air Force by : Richard P. Hallion

Presents revised and edited papers from a October 2010 conference held in Taipei on the Chinese Air Force. The conference was jointly organized by Taiwan?s Council for Advanced Policy Studies, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the U.S. National Defense University, and the RAND Corporation. This books offers a complete picture of where the Chinese air force is today, where it has come from, and most importantly, where it is headed.

Analytical Mechanics of Space Systems

Analytical Mechanics of Space Systems
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Publisher : AIAA
Total Pages : 744
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ISBN-10 : 1600860273
ISBN-13 : 9781600860270
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Analytical Mechanics of Space Systems by : Hanspeter Schaub

Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency

Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency
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Publisher : Military Bookshop
Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : 1782666850
ISBN-13 : 9781782666851
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency by : Shannon Caudill

This anthology discusses the converging operational issues of air base defense and counterinsurgency. It explores the diverse challenges associated with defending air assets and joint personnel in a counterinsurgency environment. The authors are primarily Air Force officers from security forces, intelligence, and the office of special investigations, but works are included from a US Air Force pilot and a Canadian air force officer. The authors examine lessons from Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts as they relate to securing air bases and sustaining air operations in a high-threat counterinsurgency environment. The essays review the capabilities, doctrine, tactics, and training needed in base defense operations and recommend ways in which to build a strong, synchronized ground defense partnership with joint and combined forces. The authors offer recommendations on the development of combat leaders with the depth of knowledge, tactical and operational skill sets, and counterinsurgency mind set necessary to be effective in the modern asymmetric battlefield.