LEADER 02717nam 22004693 450 001 9910163211203321 005 20250827080354.0 010 $a1-78289-852-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000001046210 035 $a(BIP)058039344 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781782898528 035 $a(Perlego)3020235 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32209868 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32209868 035 $a(Exl-AI)993710000001046210 035 $a(OCoLC)1534809773 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001046210 100 $a20250827d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCommand of the Air 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWaipu :$cPickle Partners Publishing,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013. 215 $a1 online resource (327 p.) 330 8 $aIn the pantheon of air power spokesmen, Giulio Douhet holds center stage. His writings, more often cited than perhaps actually read, appear as excerpts and aphorisms in the writings of numerous other air power spokesmen, advocates-and critics. Though a highly controversial figure, the very controversy that surrounds him offers to us a testimonial of the value and depth of his work, and the need for airmen today to become familiar with his thought.The progressive development of air power to the point where, today, it is more correct to refer to aerospace power has not outdated the notions of Douhet in the slightest In fact, in many ways, the kinds of technological capabilities that we enjoy as a global air power provider attest to the breadth of his vision. Douhet, together with Hugh "Boom" Trenchard of Great Britain and William "Billy" Mitchell of the United States, is justly recognized as one of the three great spokesmen of the early air power era. This reprint is offered in the spirit of continuing the dialogue that Douhet himself so perceptively began with the first edition of this book, published in 1921. Readers may well find much that they disagree with in this book, but also much that is of enduring value. The vital necessity of Douhet's central vision-that command of the air is all important in modern warfare-has been proven throughout the history of wars in this century, from the fighting over the Somme to the air war over Kuwait and Iraq. 606 $aAir power$7Generated by AI 606 $aStrategy$7Generated by AI 615 0$aAir power 615 0$aStrategy 700 $aDouhet$b Giulio$0253612 701 $aFerrari$b Dino$0536585 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163211203321 996 $aCommand of the Air$94425245 997 $aUNINA