Smith, Jeffrey J.
Tomorrow's Air Force : tracing the past, shaping the future / Jeffrey J. Smith. - 1 online resource (272 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780253010926 (e-book)
United States. Air Force --Organization--History.
United States. Air Force --Reorganization.
Air power--History.--United States
Organizational change--United States.
Electronic books.
UG773 / .S55 2013eb
358.400973
Tomorrow's Air Force : tracing the past, shaping the future / Jeffrey J. Smith. - 1 online resource (272 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780253010926 (e-book)
United States. Air Force --Organization--History.
United States. Air Force --Reorganization.
Air power--History.--United States
Organizational change--United States.
Electronic books.
UG773 / .S55 2013eb
358.400973