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Airpower Pioneers - From Billy Mitchell to Dave Deptula (Hardcover)
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Airpower Pioneers - From Billy Mitchell to Dave Deptula (Hardcover)
Series: History of Military Aviation
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Airpower Pioneers studies twelve especially influential airmen,
detailing their impact on the evolution of the United States Air
Force (USAF). Rather than focus on command in a series of air
campaigns, this book describes the personal qualities and careers
of people who distinguished themselves first and foremost by
advancing airpower theory, doctrine, and strategy, and in certain
cases by implementing significant organizational changes in the
USAF structure. Some held important positions during wartime, but
except for a few who excelled in both combat and peace, those
selected for inclusion in this volume made their main contributions
to advancing aerospace power away from the front line as planners,
organizers, educators, and strategists. The future of aerospace
power requires airmen not only to push the limits in combat but
also to emphasize, publicly and frequently, what is special and
vital about airpower. The distinctive characteristics of
airpower--speed, range, flexibility, precision, and lethality--have
improved with every new generation of aircraft and weapon systems.
The history of modern warfare is full of empirical evidence of
airpower's relevance. Looking ahead, the main challenge for air
forces all over the world is to match advances in technology with
new ideas. All air forces need visionary men and women whose reach
exceeds their grasp, who are determined to adapt to new security
and defense realities rather than adhere to romanticized ideas of
yesteryear, and whose organizational skills ensure successful
implementation of new ideas despite inevitable resistance to
change.
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