Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: A History of Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force 1907-1964. Volume I,

Abstract

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.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1971
Accession Number
ADA006418

Entities

People

  • Robert Frank Futrell

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Operations
  • Asia
  • Doctrine
  • Insurgency
  • Military Operations
  • Southeast Asia
  • Survival
  • Terminals
  • Thinking
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space