books by Dept. of the Air Force

books by Dept. of the Air Force

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Locating Air Force Base Sites: History's Legacy
A. Timothy Warnock, Daniel L. Haulman, ...

Dept. of the Air Force, 2005

Air Force History and Museums Program. Edited by Frederick J. Shaw. Describes military, technical, economic, and political reasoning that has influenced the location, or basing, of major flying and non-flying units in the continental United States, excluding Alaska, between 1907 and 2003. Deals with the basing of bomber, fighter, airlift and ...

Pacific Counterblow: The 11th Bombardment Group and the 67th Fighter Squadron in the Battle for Guadalcanal, ...

Dept. of the Air Force, 1993

Originally published by Headquarters, Army Air Force - Office of Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence. Subtitled: The 11th Bompardment Group and the 67th Fighter Squadron in the Battle for Guadalcanal. Reprinted in 1992 for the Air Force History and Museums Program

Gulf War Air Power Survey, Volume I: Planning and Command and Control

Dept. of the Air Force, 1994

Eliot Cohen directed the 5 volume survey. Lewis D. Hill, et al. authored this V. 5. Consists of two reports. The first report, A Statistical Compendium, concentrates on airpower-related aspects of the conflict. Organized in roughly chronological order, it moves from prewar force postures and the deployment of Desert Shield through the air campaign ...

The Hypersonic Revolution: Case Studies in the History of Hypersonic Technology, V. 1-3
Larry Schweikart

Dept. of the Air Force, 2003

Consists of three volumes: Volume 1, From Max Valier to Project PRIME (1924-1967); Volume 2, From Scramjet to the National Aero-Space Plane (1964-1986); and Volume 3, The Quest for the Orbital Jet, the National Aero-Space Plane (1983-1995).

Home Field Advantage: A Century of Partnership Between Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Dayton, Ohio in ...

Dept. of the Air Force, 2004

Tells the story of how Dayton, Ohio and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base became America's "Cradle of Aviation".

Gulf War Air Power Survey, Volume IV: Weapons, Tactics, and Training and Space Operations

Dept. of the Air Force, 1994

Eliot Cohen directed the 5 volume survey. Richard J. Blanchfield, et al. authored this V. 4. Consists of two reports. The first report, Weapons, Tactics, and Training, focuses on the impact of these three elements on the application of air power projected by the United States and Coalition forces in the Gulf War. The second report, Space ...

That Others May Live: USAF Air Rescue In Korea (The U.S. Air Force in Korea)
Forrest L. Marion

Dept. of the Air Force, 2004

United States Air Force in Korea. Korean War Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Edition. Chronicles the story of the United States Air Force Air Rescue Service in Korea from 1950 to 1953.

The War Against Trucks (Paper): Aerial Interdiction in Southern Laos, 1968-1972

Bernard C. Nalty

Dept. of the Air Force, 2005

Commando Hunt
The US Air Force has finally completed its official two-volume history of its aerial interdiction effort in southeastern Laos against the legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail (the first work was Jacob Van Staaveren's "Interdiction in Southern Laos, 1960-1968"). This volume ...

Space Handbook, Volume Two: An Analyst's Guide

Dept. of the Air Force, 1994

Volume 1 - Includes chapters on: space history, the evolution of space power (1945-1992); space law, policy, and doctrine; space support to the war fighters, space missions and military space systems; spacelift (launch centers and vehicles); military space strategy and evolving systems; and glossary of acronyms

Airpower Advantage: Planning the Gulf War Air Campaign, 1989-1991 (The USAF in the Persian Gulf War)
Diane Therese Putney

Dept. of the Air Force, 2005

This comprehensive official history probes the little-known story of how the Gulf War air campaign plan came to fruition. Based on archival documentation and interviews with United States Air Force planners, it takes the reader into the planning cells where the difficult work of building an air campaign plan was accomplished on an around-the-clock ...

Africa to the Alps: The Army Air Forces in the Mediterranean Theater (U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II)
Edward T. Russell, Robert M. Johnson

Dept. of the Air Force, 1999

United States Army Air Forces in World War 2. Describes the participation of the Army Air Forces in the Mediterranean theater of operations inWorld War 2, as it developed in practical air-ground doctrine, established an effective interdiction strategy, and gained valuable experience in airborne operations and close air support of ground troops.

Air National Guard at 60: A History: A History
Susan Rosenfeld, Charles J. Gross

Dept. of the Air Force, 2007

The Air National Guard?s role within the Air Force has matured and changed enormously since its establishment as a separate reserve component September 18, 1947. Air National Guard members have served around the world and their military experience and civilian skills have proven invaluable as our nation prosecuted conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, the ...

The Ash Warriors
C. R. Anderegg

Dept. of the Air Force, 2000

In November 1991 the American flag was lowered for the last time at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. This act brought to an end American military presence in the Philippines that extended back over 90 years. It also represented the final act in a drama that began with the initial rumblings in April of that year of the Mount inatubo volcano, ...

The Three Wars of Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer: His Korean War Diary
George E. Stratemeyer

Dept. of the Air Force, 1999

Contains the diary of Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer, the Far East Air Forces commander during the Korean War. Edited by William T.Y'Blood primarily to make the text more readable. Covers the period from June 25, 1950 to May 20, 1951.