The United States Air Force in Korea 1950-1953

Abstract

The author describes operations with a clarity and a balance that have since become a model for official military history. Even better, he has analyzed the operations, interpreting their significance overall to the course of the conflict and their importance in the application of airpower to modern war. He shows the effects of close air support in enemy killed, supplies denied, and the turn of battle; he assesses the success or failure of various strategies, tactics, techniques, and methods; he emphasizes the difficulties the Air Force faced and how the challenges were met and overcome. He details the modifications to doctrine and procedure, the changes in organization necessitated by distance or shortages in men and equipment, or by austere and inadequate fields and facilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA137450

Entities

People

  • Robert F. Futrell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.