Decision in War; The Relationship Between Air Forces and Armies
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University Press, 1955. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Pamphlet. xi, [1], 98, [2] pages. Air University subscription related postcard laid in. Ink underlining noted, only in the Introduction. Cover has some wear and discoloration. This is Air War College Studies Number Four, [These publications are increasingly scarce.] Marked 'for official use only'. [This limitation is understood to no longer apply due to the passage of time and appearance of related content in the public domain.] Includes Foreword, Introduction, Footnotes and Bibliography. Also includes chapters on Strategy, Weapons Systems, and Decision in War; The Doctrinal Impact of Armies upon Air Forces; Command of the Air; The Impact of Air Forces upon Armies; Some Considerations for Military Strategy; and The Impact of Air Forces on War. Colonel Carlisle, while a member of the Graduate Study Group of the Air War College, undertook this analysis of twentieth-century strategy with particular reference to Army-Air Force relationships. It is a central assumption of this study that most airmen are still thinking in terms of the fundamentally two-dimensional type of warfare eloquently expounded by Clausewitz and Mahan in their respective philosophies of war--philosophies which extend their roots van in history to ancient China. It is not the purpose of this discussion to treat in detail the essentials of land and sea strategy as they realistically contributed to establishing the meaning of war in the ancient and recent past. Yet, inescapably, the fundamental question arises in the minds of all comprehending strategists--and perceptive military strategists of all services today must be regarded as air-minded: Has air power changed the fundamentals of war itself, or is it merely an important adjunct of traditional surface warfare and, as such, has not altered the fundamental nature of war? This question, then, must be regarded as the philosophical hinge of military strategy when this essay was produced in the mid 1950's and the Cold War was a major strategic factor to be considered. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Decisionmaking, Weapon Systems, Military Strategy, Military Doctrine, Military Training, Command of the Air, Command in the Air, Airpower, Close Air Support, Interservice Rivalry, Three-dimensional Warfare
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