| Edition |
2019 Air University Press edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 362 pages) |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Note |
"This 2019 Air University Press edition is based on the Air Force Museum's 1998 edition."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Giulio Douhet stands out among military theorists for his prescient insights into how the advent of airpower would change modern warfare. Despite having very little actual flying experience, Douhet formed a theory of airpower that still deserves study today. He recognized that the development of the airplane would make "command of the air" the first objective in any campaign and the ultimate enabler of victory in war. While his insights into the importance of air superiority deserve study, it is his recognition of how the character of war would change in the airpower age that proved prophetic. This 2019 edition, based on the Air Force Museum's 1998 edition, collects Douhet's separate writings The Command of the Air, The Probable Aspects of the War of the Future, Recapitulation, and The War of 19- into one volume. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (AUP, viewed November 22, 2019). |
| Subject |
Air warfare -- Case studies.
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Air power -- History.
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Air power -- Evaluation.
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Aeronautics, Military -- History.
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Aeronautics, Military. (OCoLC)fst00798542
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Air power. (OCoLC)fst00802495
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Air warfare. (OCoLC)fst00802704
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Ferrari, Dino, translator.
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Air University (U.S.). Press, publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781585662968 (paperback) |
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1585662968 (paperback) |
| Gpo Item No. |
0422-K (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 301.26/6:C 73/10/2019 |
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