To Kill a Stalking Bird. Fodder for Your Professional Reading on Air and Space Superiority.
Abstract
Since the earliest days of aviation, the most important and probably least controversial of the Air Force missions has been air superiority-and now air and space superiority. In fact, most of the initial impetus for the development of the capability to control the air came from the ground generals in World War I. Air reconnaissance and artillery spotting had become so important to ground battle that the generals wanted to prevent en enemy interference with their own reconnaissance and spotting and deny those functions to the adversary. By the middle of the Great War, that led to the genesis of air units specialized to command the air. It is clear enough that although air power had not been decisive in that war, soldiers and air men alike predicted that in future campaigns, it would be necessary to control the third dimension before other goals could be achieved there-on the ground or at sea.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA356670
Entities
People
- David R. Mets
Organizations
- Air University