Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: A History of Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force 1907-1964. Volume 2

Abstract

Contents: Early days through World War I, 1907-1926; Growth of the Air Force idea, 1926-1941; Air Force thinking and World War II; The Air Force in national defense: organization and strategy, 1944-1949; Responses to Soviet nuclear weapons and limited war, 1949-1953; The Air Force writes its doctrine, 1947-1955; Strategic implications of the new look, 1953-1957; Missile technology and the Air Force, 1945-1960; Impact of missiles and space on national organization and strategy; The new frontier--redirection of defense strategy; The new frontier--maturity of defense strategy; The Air Force in a changing defense environment; Toward the future--new directions in research and development.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1971
Accession Number
ADA006419

Entities

People

  • Robert F. Futrell

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Military Applications
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Control
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space