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1 online resource (xix, 220 pages) : color illustrations |
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text file PDF rdacontent |
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"September 2022"--Title page verso. |
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In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-217). |
| Contents |
Dionysius and the social life of World War I aviators -- Icarus and Daedalus: airmindedness in the interwar period -- Metis and Bia: air power theory -- Daedalus as deity: an imbalanced force -- Summary. |
| Summary |
"In 1990, the think tank RAND assessed the professionalism of United States Air Force officers at Air University. The study's author, Carl Builder, concluded they lacked allegiance to air power theory and instead were enamored with the excitement of flight. He labeled this institutional crisis, and titled his book, The Icarus Syndrome (1994). The boy who flew too close to the sun was fitting for the context: the myth is commonly mentioned in aviation histories and references to the story can be found throughout the service. Yet, neither the metaphor nor the USAF's relationship with technology are as simple as Builder portrayed. Airmen may "worship at the altar of technology," but that does not necessarily mean they pathologically "substitute technology for strategy." To understand why, this book applies insights from the history of technology, strategic theory, narrative intelligence, and Greek mythology. The result challenges the orthodox assessments of USAF culture, revealing an undulating tension between political, pragmatic concerns with more inspirational--even playful--tendencies. No longer a syndrome to avoid, Icarus becomes a solution to embrace."--Publisher's description. |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (AU Press website, viewed September 21, 2022). |
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United States. Air Force -- Airmen.
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United States. Air Force -- Operational readiness.
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États-Unis. Air Force -- État de préparation opérationnelle.
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United States. Air Force
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Air pilots, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Air pilots, Military -- Effect of technological innovations on -- United States.
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Aeronautics, Military -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
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Aviation psychology.
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Air power -- Philosophy.
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Pilotes d'aéronef militaires -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
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Pilotes d'aéronef militaires -- Effets des innovations sur -- États-Unis.
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Aéronautique militaire -- Aspect social -- États-Unis.
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Aéronautique militaire -- États-Unis -- Aspect psychologique.
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Psychologie aéronautique.
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Forces aériennes -- Philosophie.
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Aeronautics, Military -- Psychological aspects
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Air pilots, Military
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Armed Forces -- Airmen
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Armed Forces -- Operational readiness
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Aviation psychology
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Air University (U.S.). Press, issuing body.
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Lure and logic of airmindedness |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Trew, Jason Michael. Icarus solution. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : Air University Press, 2022 9781585663224 (DLC) 2022006416 (OCoLC)1302330943 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0422-K (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 301.26/6:AI 7/19 |
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