02964nam 2200565 a 450 991045549360332120200520144314.01-282-41603-097866124160330-313-08738-5(CKB)1000000000765651(EBL)492127(OCoLC)428525583(SSID)ssj0000100746(PQKBManifestationID)11121989(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100746(PQKBWorkID)10037291(PQKB)10283583(MiAaPQ)EBC492127(Au-PeEL)EBL492127(CaPaEBR)ebr10323624(CaONFJC)MIL241603(EXLCZ)99100000000076565120080730d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAirpower and technology[electronic resource] smart and unmanned weapons /David R. MetsWestport, Conn. Praeger Security International20091 online resource (246 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-275-99314-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-230) and index.Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Airpower Thinking and Technology before Hiroshima; 3. The Foundations of American Airpower; 4. The Battle of Britain/America Prepares; 5. American Airpower in World War II: Genesis of Precision-guided Weapons; 6. The Coming of the Balance of Terror: Heyday of the SAC Bombers; 7. Vietnam and the Coming of the Smart Weapon Age; 8. Reaction to Vietnam: Air and Space Theory and Doctrine, Technology, and Organization; 9. Reorganization for the Era of Smart Weapons and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; 10. Intelligence, Technology, and Information Warfare11. The Second Gulf War: Air and Space Combat at the Dawn of a New Century12. The Future of Air and Space War: Speculations; Notes; IndexSince its earliest days, airpower has been one of the dominant forces used by the American military. This work covers the whole history of American aviation with special attention to the development of smart weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles and the influence they have had on the effectiveness of airpower. In a chronological treatment, emphasizing theory and doctrine, technology, tactics, and strategy. Mets details both combat experience and intellectual processes, lethal and non-lethal, involved in the preparation of airpower. In addition to the narrative discussion, the work offers sidebaAirplanes, MilitaryArmamentElectronic books.Airplanes, MilitaryArmament.358.4/24Mets David R975888MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455493603321Airpower and technology2222292UNINA