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978-1-58566-319-4 Print 978-1-58566-320-0 Digital

[Dr. Jason M, Trew / 2022 / 240 pages / ISBN 9781585663224]

Strategy Matters is a collection of essays written in honor of Colin S. Gray by his students, spanning three decades and three continents. This volume examines a multitude of subjects and topics—all through the strategic lens of Gray and his students. It references Gray’s works in each chapter and reflects on his unique and wide-ranging strategic contributions. Collectively, the essays make the case for why strategy matters and, as Gray himself wrote half a century ago, remains “a necessary field of intellectual endeavor.”

[Mark Clodfelter / 2022 / 275 pages / ISBN 9781585663132 (paperback) | 9781585663163 (Adobe pdf) / B-176]

[David N. Spires / 2022 / 527 pp / ISBN 978-1-58566-311-8 / AU Press Code: B-173]

[David A. Loska / 2021 / no. 208 / 978-1-58566-308-8 / AU Press Code: no. B-170]

[Martin Loicano and Craig C. Felker / 2021 / 384 pages / ISBN 9781585663095 / AU Press Code: B-171]

Since women were first allowed to officially join the US military in 1948, their integration into the traditionally masculine domain of war fighting has been both evolutionary and revolutionary. The Air Force has never known an existence without women in the ranks, which in turn has helped shape the perception, available opportunities, and utilization of female Airmen over the last 72 years. This definitive history draws from surviving extant records—scarce though they might be, in an institution not always given to chronicling the contributions of its female members—as well as interviews with the people who lived and made the history as it happened. What was it like being a woman in the Air Force throughout the decades? What challenges did these women face? How did they perceive their role in the force? What were their successes and where is there desire for change today? Perhaps most importantly, how can this historical context be used to help define and create the Air Force of the future? [Marissa N. Kester / 2021 / 231 pp / 978-1-58566-310-1 / B-172]

This book is the account of the 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion and its deployment to the Philippines during WWII. It is a cautionary tale, detailing the failures of leadership at all levels which led to ineffective infrastructure development, and eventually, the destruction of the heavy bomber fleet and the attrition of troops due to disease and death from a lack of supplies and support. [Paul W. Ropp / 2021 / 559 pages / ISBN 9781585663033 / AU Press Code: B-166]

Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency, volume III: Integrated Base Defense Principles for Commanders

Book cover: "An Honorable Place in American Air Power": Civil Air Patrol Coastal Patrol Operations, 1942–1943 by Dr. Frank Blazich

Cover of Book: Behind the Light Switch: Toward a Theory of Air Mobility by Derek Salmi

Cover of the book: Sharing the Journey: A Military Spouse Perspective by Dawn A. Goldfein, with Dr. Paul J. Springer and Capt Katelynne Baier

Cover of the book that reads The Secret Sauce for Organizational Success: Communications and Leadership on the Same Page. by Rear Admiral Tom Jurkowsky, US Navy, Retired. The book has a dark blue background with the image of a lighthouse.

Book cover with the title The Harmon Memorial Lectures in Military History, 1988–2017

Book cover with the title Two Centuries of US military Operations in Liberia: Challenges of Resistance and Compliance by Dr. Niels Stephan Cato Hahn

Book cover with the title Practical Guide to Negotiating in the Military, Third Edition.

Book cover - The Command of the Air

Book Cover - Special Air Warfare and the Secret War in Laos: Air Commandos 1964–1975

Cover Image for guide with the title of Unofficial United States guide to the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.

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Books

978-1-58566-319-4 Print 978-1-58566-320-0 Digital

[Dr. Jason M, Trew / 2022 / 240 pages / ISBN 9781585663224]

Strategy Matters is a collection of essays written in honor of Colin S. Gray by his students, spanning three decades and three continents. This volume examines a multitude of subjects and topics—all through the strategic lens of Gray and his students. It references Gray’s works in each chapter and reflects on his unique and wide-ranging strategic contributions. Collectively, the essays make the case for why strategy matters and, as Gray himself wrote half a century ago, remains “a necessary field of intellectual endeavor.”

[Mark Clodfelter / 2022 / 275 pages / ISBN 9781585663132 (paperback) | 9781585663163 (Adobe pdf) / B-176]

[David N. Spires / 2022 / 527 pp / ISBN 978-1-58566-311-8 / AU Press Code: B-173]

[David A. Loska / 2021 / no. 208 / 978-1-58566-308-8 / AU Press Code: no. B-170]

[Martin Loicano and Craig C. Felker / 2021 / 384 pages / ISBN 9781585663095 / AU Press Code: B-171]

Since women were first allowed to officially join the US military in 1948, their integration into the traditionally masculine domain of war fighting has been both evolutionary and revolutionary. The Air Force has never known an existence without women in the ranks, which in turn has helped shape the perception, available opportunities, and utilization of female Airmen over the last 72 years. This definitive history draws from surviving extant records—scarce though they might be, in an institution not always given to chronicling the contributions of its female members—as well as interviews with the people who lived and made the history as it happened. What was it like being a woman in the Air Force throughout the decades? What challenges did these women face? How did they perceive their role in the force? What were their successes and where is there desire for change today? Perhaps most importantly, how can this historical context be used to help define and create the Air Force of the future? [Marissa N. Kester / 2021 / 231 pp / 978-1-58566-310-1 / B-172]

This book is the account of the 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion and its deployment to the Philippines during WWII. It is a cautionary tale, detailing the failures of leadership at all levels which led to ineffective infrastructure development, and eventually, the destruction of the heavy bomber fleet and the attrition of troops due to disease and death from a lack of supplies and support. [Paul W. Ropp / 2021 / 559 pages / ISBN 9781585663033 / AU Press Code: B-166]

Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency, volume III: Integrated Base Defense Principles for Commanders

Book cover: "An Honorable Place in American Air Power": Civil Air Patrol Coastal Patrol Operations, 1942–1943 by Dr. Frank Blazich

Cover of Book: Behind the Light Switch: Toward a Theory of Air Mobility by Derek Salmi

Cover of the book: Sharing the Journey: A Military Spouse Perspective by Dawn A. Goldfein, with Dr. Paul J. Springer and Capt Katelynne Baier

Cover of the book that reads The Secret Sauce for Organizational Success: Communications and Leadership on the Same Page. by Rear Admiral Tom Jurkowsky, US Navy, Retired. The book has a dark blue background with the image of a lighthouse.

Book cover with the title The Harmon Memorial Lectures in Military History, 1988–2017

Book cover with the title Two Centuries of US military Operations in Liberia: Challenges of Resistance and Compliance by Dr. Niels Stephan Cato Hahn

Book cover with the title Practical Guide to Negotiating in the Military, Third Edition.

Book cover - The Command of the Air

Book Cover - Special Air Warfare and the Secret War in Laos: Air Commandos 1964–1975

Cover Image for guide with the title of Unofficial United States guide to the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.

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Papers

Wright Flyer Paper. Air University Press

Wright flyer, Air University Press.

Indo-Pacific Security Studies

Cover - Edmonston - Kenney Paper

Cyber

[Abejuela et al. / 2022 / 47 pages / ISSN 1528-2325 / AU Press Code: FC-29]

[Daniel T. Rowland / 2022 / 22 pages / ISSN 2687-7260 / AU Press Code: WF-88]

[Mohammed Bello Umar / 2022 / 37 pages / ISSN 2575-7539/ AU Press Code: MP-76]

[Michael Edmonston/ 2022 / 55 pages / ISSN 2575-7539 / AU Press Code: MP-75]

[Maj Benjamin C. Jamison / 2022 / 40 pages / ISBN 2687-4330 / AU Press Code: WF-89]

[Major Adanto A. D’Amore / 2022 / 33 pages / ISBN 2687-7260 / AU Press Code: WF-87]

[Fumiko Sasaki / 2022 / 114 pages / ISBN 2770-1298 / AU Press Code: KP-02]

[John M. Hinck, Steven B. Davis, and Edward A. Hinck / 2022 / 42 Pages / ISBN 1528-2325 / AU Press Code: FP-28]

[Lt Col Jason Holt, Lt Col Johann Pambianchi, and Lt Cdr Barrett Sleeper/ 2022 / 92 pages / ISBN 1528-2325 / AU Press Code: FP-27]

Cyber Deterrence Revisited

Iran, China, and the Future World Order: Unipolarity or Multipolarity?

The US Air Force Leadership Development Course (LDC), taught in a classroom environment from 2018 to 2020, pivoted to an entirely virtual teaching platform in early 2020.

[Charles D. Dusch, Jr., Ed. / 2022 / 113 pages / ISSN 2769-6464 / AU Press Code: CH-2

This work is a synopsis of the involvement of the 1st and 2nd Air Commando Groups alongside other Allied forces from May 1944 to May 1945 in the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Multiple lesser-known operations are included as well as minor assistance provided to friendly forces and novel uses of technology used to achieve victory in the theater. The assumptions that the conflict in Burma ended at the completion of Operation Thursday and the belief that victory was a forgone conclusion are both faulty. One can only win a conflict when the enemy accepts that it has lost. This work is also a pictorial record to provide visuals of the conflict and enhance the narrative beyond statistics and facts.

[Anthony DeStefano / 2021 / 62 pages / ISSN 2687-7260 / AU Press Code: WF-85]

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Papers

Wright Flyer Paper. Air University Press

Wright flyer, Air University Press.

Indo-Pacific Security Studies

Cover - Edmonston - Kenney Paper

Cyber

[Abejuela et al. / 2022 / 47 pages / ISSN 1528-2325 / AU Press Code: FC-29]

[Daniel T. Rowland / 2022 / 22 pages / ISSN 2687-7260 / AU Press Code: WF-88]

[Mohammed Bello Umar / 2022 / 37 pages / ISSN 2575-7539/ AU Press Code: MP-76]

[Michael Edmonston/ 2022 / 55 pages / ISSN 2575-7539 / AU Press Code: MP-75]

[Maj Benjamin C. Jamison / 2022 / 40 pages / ISBN 2687-4330 / AU Press Code: WF-89]

[Major Adanto A. D’Amore / 2022 / 33 pages / ISBN 2687-7260 / AU Press Code: WF-87]

[Fumiko Sasaki / 2022 / 114 pages / ISBN 2770-1298 / AU Press Code: KP-02]

[John M. Hinck, Steven B. Davis, and Edward A. Hinck / 2022 / 42 Pages / ISBN 1528-2325 / AU Press Code: FP-28]

[Lt Col Jason Holt, Lt Col Johann Pambianchi, and Lt Cdr Barrett Sleeper/ 2022 / 92 pages / ISBN 1528-2325 / AU Press Code: FP-27]

Cyber Deterrence Revisited

Iran, China, and the Future World Order: Unipolarity or Multipolarity?

The US Air Force Leadership Development Course (LDC), taught in a classroom environment from 2018 to 2020, pivoted to an entirely virtual teaching platform in early 2020.

[Charles D. Dusch, Jr., Ed. / 2022 / 113 pages / ISSN 2769-6464 / AU Press Code: CH-2

This work is a synopsis of the involvement of the 1st and 2nd Air Commando Groups alongside other Allied forces from May 1944 to May 1945 in the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Multiple lesser-known operations are included as well as minor assistance provided to friendly forces and novel uses of technology used to achieve victory in the theater. The assumptions that the conflict in Burma ended at the completion of Operation Thursday and the belief that victory was a forgone conclusion are both faulty. One can only win a conflict when the enemy accepts that it has lost. This work is also a pictorial record to provide visuals of the conflict and enhance the narrative beyond statistics and facts.

[Anthony DeStefano / 2021 / 62 pages / ISSN 2687-7260 / AU Press Code: WF-85]

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  • Paper Categories

    Air Force Research Institute Papers
    Air Force Research Institute (AFRI) Papers are written by Air Force researchers at large and military defense analysts assigned to the Air Force Research Institute, Air University, and beyond. The purpose of the AFRI Papers is to provide useful ideas and independent analysis of issues of current or potential importance to Air Force commanders and their staffs.

    CADRE Papers
    CADRE Papers were sponsored by the former Airpower Research Institute of Air University's College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education (CADRE). The CADRE Papers are available in PDF only.

    Chennault Papers
    Air University Press established the “Chennault Papers” series in 2021 to provide a forum for historical topics related to the Department of the Air Force. Named in honor of Gen. Claire Chennault, this series seeks to balance the Air Force’s historic bias toward science and technology with historical perspectives on topics of contemporary interest.

    CSAT Occasional Papers
    The CSAT Occasional Papers series was established by the USAF Center for Strategy and Technology as a forum for research on topics that reflect long-term strategic thinking about technology and its implications for US national security.

    Drew Papers
    The Drew Papers are award-winning master’s theses selected for publication by the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), Maxwell AFB, Alabama. This series of papers commemorates the distinguished career of Col Dennis “Denny” Drew, USAF, retired.

    Eaker Papers
    The Eaker Papers are dedicated to developing, assessing, and promoting Air Force warfighters’ capacity for effective action through functionally aligned, relevant, and responsive education, training, research, and advisement. 

    Fairchild Papers
    Fairchild Papers comprise an Air University Press series of substantive essays considered too short for publication as monographs but too lengthy to be a journal article. The series is named for Gen Muir S. Fairchild, the first commander of Air University and widely regarded as its conceptual father. 
     
    JAG School Papers
    The JAG School Papers showcase top submissions received for the annual writing competition hosted by the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School in partnership with the Air Force JAG School Foundation Inc. The competition provides a forum for students, practitioners, academics, and policymakers to provide unique, original, previously unpublished perspectives and insights. 
     
    Kenney Papers
    Air University Press established the “Kenney Papers” series, in collaboration with the Consortium of Indo-Pacific Researchers, provides a forum for topics related to the Indo-Pacific region. Named for General George Churchill Kenney, Allied air commander in the Southwest Pacific during World War II and subsequently commander of Strategic Air Command and then Air University.
     

    LeMay Papers
    The LeMay Papers are dedicated to developing, assessing, and promoting Air Force doctrine and education and advocating airpower doctrine in joint and multinational arenas. These papers are published by the Air University Press and broadly distributed throughout the US  Air Force, the Department of Defense, and other governmental organizations, as well as to leading scholars, selected institutions of higher learning, public-policy institutes, and the media around the world. 

    Maxwell Papers
    The Maxwell Papers are the Air War College’s (AWC) selection of the best professional studies papers from its graduates. These works, meant to highlight topics of importance to senior leaders and support discussion and further investigation, demonstrate the excellent research and analytical capabilities of AWC students. The Maxwell Papers are an outstanding example of the research work done at AWC as students hone their critical thinking skills while tackling real-world problems facing the Air Force in the twenty-first century.

    METCAT Papers
    The METCAT Papers were established by The Air Force Negotiation Center to serve as a repository for innovative and progressive manuscripts concerning themes within Military Education and Training in Conflict Analysis and Transformation (METCAT).

    Perspectives on Cyber Power Papers
    Cyber Power Papers provide original and accessible overviews of subjects about cyber power, conflict, and cooperation by practitioners and renowned scholars who are leaders in their fields. They provide venues for dialogue and study about cyber power and its relationships to national security, foreign relations, military operations, economic policy, and other strategic issues, and they are essential reading for senior military leaders, professional military education students, and interagency, academic, and private-sector partners. 
     

    SAASS Theses
    These SAASS theses were selected for publication from among those submitted to the faculty of SAASS, as one of the requirements for completion of a master’s degree in air and space power art and science. AU Press no longer publishes this series, but award-winning SAASS theses are now published in the Drew Papers series.

    Walker Papers
    Walker Papers are selected and published from over 50 papers written by field grade officers participating in the Air Force Fellows program. Selected officers attend civilian universities and organizations for one year, studying national security strategy and serving as military ambassadors to prestigious institutions. The papers, named after Brig Gen Kenneth N. Walker, a former Air Corps Tactical School instructor and Medal of Honor recipient in the Pacific during World War II, are published annually.

    Wright Flyers
    Wright Flyers are occasional papers sponsored by the Air Command and Staff College (ACSC). The ACSC prints and distributes a limited run of each paper. AU Press does not stock any titles in the Wright Flyers series and they are available in PDF only.

 

 

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Cover - Volume 6 Issue 1

Aether Volume 1 Number 4

ASOR Article for Winter 2022 Vol.1, No. 4

Volume 05 Issue 7 - cover

Jota 2022 3rd Edition Front Cover

Cover - Special issue 2022

cover of vol. 5, no. 5 (Sept-Oct 2022) issue

ASOR Vol 1 no 3

Aether Fall 2022 Article

Cover page for JotA 2nd Edition 2022

Cover - JUL-AUG 2022

ASOR Vol 1 no 2

Volume 05 Issue 3 - MAY-JUN 2022

Æther Volume 1 Issue 2

JOTA Vol.4 No.1 Cover

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Cover - IPP - February 2022

AEther Vol 1 No 1 Cover

JIPA cover vol 5 no 1

Cover page for JotA 3rd Edition 2021

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