Limits of Air Power The American Bombing of North Vietnam

Name: Limits of Air Power The American Bombing of North Vietnam
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ISBN: 9780803264540

ISBN-10: 0803264542

ISBN-13: 9780803264540

Edition: 2006

Authors: Mark Clodfelter, Mark Clodfelter

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Tracing the use of air power in World War II and the Korean War, Mark Clodfelter explains how U. S. Air Force doctrine evolved through the American experience in these conventional wars only to be thwarted in the context of a limited guerrilla struggle in Vietnam. Although a faith in bombing's sheer destructive power led air commanders to believe that extensive air assaults could win the war at any time, the Vietnam experience instead showed how even intense aerial attacks may not achieve military or political objectives in a limited war. Based on findings from previously classified documents in presidential libraries and air force archives as well as on interviews with civilian and…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 4/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.03" wide x 8.97" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction


Preface and Acknowledgments



From Unconditional Surrender to Flexible Response



The Genesis of Graduated Thunder



An Extended Application of Force



Restraints and Results, 1965-68



Nixon Turns to Air Power



Persuading Enemy and Ally: The Christmas Bombings



Assessment



Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index