Airpower and the Changing Nature of Warfare.
Abstract
This century has been characterized by the widespread impact of technology in many fields. Mechanization communications, and data processing have profoundly influenced every significant aspect of human activity. The internal combustion engine transformed transportation. Journeys that took weeks or months in the past now take days or hours. There are few if any places in the world that are truly unknown or unexplored. Out of necessity the nature of warfare also has changed. Swords, muskets, machine guns, artillery, tanks, airplanes, and rockets have all had their day on the evolution chain of Weaponry Warfare as we know it today combines the most modern of these elements to create a third dimension that has irrevocably transformed land and sea war fighting. While airmen can point to numerous evolutionary steps in air power dating back to World War I, it is the second great war that gave the first convincing demonstrations of air Warfare to a disbelieving military community.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA356346
Entities
People
- Richard P. Hallion
Organizations
- Joint Chiefs of Staff