The JCS 94-Target List: A Vietnam Myth That Still Distorts Military Thought

Abstract

One of the great debates about the Vietnam conflict is whether it was the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Johnson administration who misapplied airpower. Critics have alluded to the infamous JCS 94-Target List as the example of how unimaginative air campaign planners used World War II-vintage strategic bombing inappropriately against a nonindustrial North Vietnam. Professor Kamps unveils and analyzes the actual list, arguing that a professionally derived and potentially effective air campaign was never utilized due to the politics of the time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA524103

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  • Charles T. Kamps

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  • Air and Space Power Journal

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  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
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  • Air Defense
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  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Bombing
  • Doctrine
  • Industrial Plants
  • Military Education
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Training
  • Rocket Propelled Grenades
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  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies