Grounded
Robert M (University Of Kentucky) Farley
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Description for Grounded
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy and Peace. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPHC; JWG; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
The United States needs airpower, but does it need an air force? In Grounded, Robert M. Farley persuasively argues that America should end the independence of the United States Air Force (USAF) and divide its assets and missions between the United States Army and the United States Navy.
In the wake of World War I, advocates of the Air Force argued that an organizationally independent air force would render other military branches obsolete. These boosters promised clean, easy wars: airpower would destroy cities beyond the reach of the armies and would sink navies before they could reach the ... Read more
The United States needs airpower, but does it need an air force? In Grounded, Robert M. Farley persuasively argues that America should end the independence of the United States Air Force (USAF) and divide its assets and missions between the United States Army and the United States Navy.
In the wake of World War I, advocates of the Air Force argued that an organizationally independent air force would render other military branches obsolete. These boosters promised clean, easy wars: airpower would destroy cities beyond the reach of the armies and would sink navies before they could reach the ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy and Peace
Number of Pages
272
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813144955
SKU
V9780813144955
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Ref
99-50
About Robert M (University Of Kentucky) Farley
Robert M. Farley is an assistant professor at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky, USA.
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