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Dec. 1, 1984
The Foundations of US Air Doctrine

This study analyzes airpower doctrine from the viewpoint of Clausewitzian friction. The study concludes that American airpower doctrine has changed very little since the 1930s and that it is fundamentally flawed. [Barry D. Watts / 1984 / 159 pages / ISBN: 1-58566-007-8 / AU Press Code: B-8]
July 1, 1983
Combat Operations C3I Fundamentals and Interactions

The author introduces basic definitions, functions, and processes of command, control, communications, and intelligence (C3I). He develops a conceptual model of the combat operations process based on the American approach to war. The study investigates the stochastic nature of combat operations and
Jan. 2, 1983
Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe, 1933-1945

Dr. Murray's book provides a detailed analytical study of the development of the Luftwaffe. The author takes an in-depth look at the "easy war" (1939-40) and the turn toward Russia in Operation Barbarossa. Dr. Murray investigates the war of attrition from 1942 through early 1944 and