A Case Study of Airpower and the Protection of Sealift,

Abstract

In future conflicts, the US may not have a permissive environment for it sealift effort and must plan to protect its shipping assets if it is to conduct successful operations. A significant capability to provide this protection if the use of land based airpower. By examining an historical example from World War II, several lessons can be drawn that are applicable for today The efforts of the Luftwqffe in the protection of Axis shipping in the Mediterranean theater show how airpower can be both used properly and improperly in this role. (KAR) p. 2

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 16, 1995
Accession Number
ADA297895

Entities

People

  • David A. Dellavolpe

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Case Studies
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Defense Planning
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Naval Operations
  • New York
  • North Africa
  • Organizational Structure
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies