The document records the main stream of thought, within the United States Air Force concerning the role to be played by an air and aerospace power in the struggle for national survival. The history develops the theme of institutional thought, describes the organizational framework in which the thinking took place and identifies individual thinkers and their ideas. The story begins with the first heavier-than-air flight in 1903 and arbitrarily closes at the end of 1964. Acceptance of this terminal date prevents a coverage of Air Force thinking about counter-insurgency warfare and the military operations in Southeast Asia, which were not yet fully developed by the close of 1964.
Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: A History of Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force 1907-1964. Volume I
1971
521 pages
Report
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English
Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Air Force operations , History , Reviews , Doctrine , National defense , Military strategy , Political science , USSR , Nuclear weapons , Limited war , Korea , Guided missiles , Deterrence , Cuba , Aerospace systems , Scientific research , World War 1 , World War 2