Tomorrow's Air Force : tracing the past, shaping the future / Jeffrey J. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Jeffrey J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air power--United States--History.

Air power.

Organizational change--United States.

Organizational change.

United States. Air Force--Organization--History.

United States.

United States. Air Force--Reorganization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Looking ahead to future airpower requirements, this engaging and ground-breaking book on the history and future of American combat airpower argues that the USAF must adapt to the changes that confront it or risk decline into irrelevance. To provide decision makers with the necessary analytical tools, Jeffrey J. Smith uses organizational modeling to help explain historical change in the USAF and to anticipate change in the future. While the analysis and conclusions it offers may prove controversial, the book aims to help planners make better procurement decisions, institute appropriate long-

Contents:

Period one: 1907-1947

The birth of military airpower

World War I and the interwar years

World War II

"Counting" the changes in period one

Period two: 1947-1992

The rise of bomber dominance: 1947-1965

Bomber decline: 1965-1992

The changing leadership of period two

Period three: 1992-2030

Fighter pilot dominance: 1992-1994

From Bosnia to Allied Force: 1994-1999

September 11, Afghanistan, and Iraq: 2001-2011

Signs of change: 1992-2010

Anticipating USAF change

Framing the survey perspectives

Changing leadership

Predicting the future

Summary and recommendations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 9, 2013).

ISBN:

9780253010926

0253010926

OCLC:

859536744