Tomorrow's Air Force : tracing the past, shaping the future /

Main Author: Smith, Jeffrey J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10769263
Table of Contents:
  • Period one: 1907-1947
  • The birth of military airpower
  • World War I and the interwar years
  • World War II
  • "Counting" the changes in period one
  • Period two: 1947-1992
  • The rise of bomber dominance: 1947-1965
  • Bomber decline: 1965-1992
  • The changing leadership of period two
  • Period three: 1992-2030
  • Fighter pilot dominance: 1992-1994
  • From Bosnia to Allied Force: 1994-1999
  • September 11, Afghanistan, and Iraq: 2001-2011
  • Signs of change: 1992-2010
  • Anticipating USAF change
  • Framing the survey perspectives
  • Changing leadership
  • Predicting the future
  • Summary and recommendations.