LEADER 02849nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910778082603321 005 20230721021743.0 010 $a1-282-41603-0 010 $a9786612416033 010 $a0-313-08738-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000765651 035 $a(EBL)492127 035 $a(OCoLC)428525583 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000100746 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11121989 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100746 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10037291 035 $a(PQKB)10283583 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC492127 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL492127 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10323624 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL241603 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000765651 100 $a20080730d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAirpower and technology $esmart and unmanned weapons /$fDavid R. Mets 210 $aWestport, CT $cPraeger Security International$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 234 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 1 $a0-275-99314-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [195]-230) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Warfare 327 $a11. The Second Gulf War: Air and Space Combat at the Dawn of a New Century 12. The Future of Air and Space War: Speculations; Notes; Index 330 $aSince 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. 606 $aAirplanes, Military$xArmament 615 0$aAirplanes, Military$xArmament. 676 $a358.4/24 700 $aMets$b David R$01178351 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778082603321 996 $aAirpower and technology$93827717 997 $aUNINA