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Wraps. Zustand: good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 25 cm, xiii, [1], 126 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Index Pencil erasure and ink notation on title page, stamp on fore-edge. Don Mrozek, a professor of history at Kansas State University, Kansas, USA, since 1972 and a faculty member of the university's Institute for Military History and 20th Century Studies, is a specialist in American military history, with particular interests in civil-military relations, the interplay between societal development and military institutions, American notions about the nature of war and aspects of American military aviation. The Vietnam War stands uneasily on the edge of public memory - slipping into the past and becoming part of our national history, yet still too recent to be forgotten by those who lived through its trials. But history seeks a meaning in its clouded events, a retrospective order and pattern that could instruct, and sometimes even inspire, successive generations. At present, then, Americans face the peculiar dilemma of having to respond to the impact of a war for which there is still no comprehensively shared vision. One cannot expect broad enthusiasm for a vision of the past whose primary purpose is to justify current policies, acquisitions, deployment, and research. Americans have thought of themselves as individualistic and unruly people - a flattering self-image, though in some ways a false one. Indeed, during the Vietnam War it was the patience and long-suffering of the American people that most deserved comment. This was not the first war to fact great protest and challenge from Americans. Opposition to a massive commitment that was killing young Americans, as well as many Southeast Asians, should hardly have seemed surprising. What should have caused real surprise was how long it took for opposition to coalesce. In the end, the Vietnam experience ought to remind us of how well Americans can rally to a cause, even when it is poorly conceived and executed. But these are not the lessons of Vietnam. They are only illustrations of how we may come to different understandings of the Vietnam experience. The central lesson is that even when we cannot control the circumstances around us, we can still control ourselves. The use of military and political resources to have our way is not only a practical and technical issue, it is also a philosophical and moral one. It may be worth asking if we have ever won a war by betraying our own traditions and values. In this study, Dr. Donald J. Mrozek probes various groups of Americans as they come to grips with the consequences of the Vietnam War. He poses far more questions that he answers, and some of what he says may invite strong dissent. Yet it will serve its purpose if something here provokes creative thinking and critical reexamination, even of some long-cherished ideas. Viewing the Vietnam War as a logical outcome of American defense thinking has challenging implications, as does seeing the "cold war consensus" on foreign affairs as an oddity. Yet this is not a litany of objection and protest. Doctor Mrozek raises serious questions about how the contemporary notion of deterrence has emerged; and dealing with such questions forthrightly could make deterrence more effective. So, too, questions the past relationship of military professionals with the mass media is not an assignment of guilt but an invitation to develop a beneficial and cooperative relationship. Nor is this study a tale of gloom and despair; it is rather an appeal for self-consciousness and self-awareness. It is a plea for us to take command of the problems that beset us by taking control of ourselves first.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] ; x, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm ; ISBN 9780881460025, 0881460028 ; OCLC 8928367 ; LCCN 82020197 LC UG634.5.R57 P5 1982 Dewey 358.41709758515 ; Illustrated lining papers ; blue cloth ; no dustjacket ; "A project of the Robins Air Force Base Heritage Committee."; Contents: The Good Old Days -- Civil Engineering -- Postscript the Last Goodbye -- Leaders of the 1940s -- The 1950s Organizing for the Technological -- Mechanization -- The Pack Rat of Robins 7th Logistics Support Squadron -- Leaders of the 1950s -- Portfolio of Aerial Photographs -- The 1960s Conflict Abroad and At Home -- Cost Reduction Program -- Vehicles -- The Gunship Program -- Civil Rights -- C141 -- The 1970s In New Directions -- Expanding Technology Leads to Workload Redistribution -- Navstar Global Positioning System -- Logistics Management and Readiness -- Chiefs Aid Association -- Leaders of the 1970s -- Robins Civilian Employee Education Level -- The 1980s Poised for the Future Picture Essay -- Affiliated Units Sharing Robins AFB and Their Current Commanders -- Bibliography ; some foxing, else G. Book.

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Trade paperback. Zustand: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 25 cm. xvii, [1], 207 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Slight wear to covers, some sticker residue to upper corner of front cover, a little yellow highlighting to text noted. This work includes essays by Vincent Orange, David R. Mets, Daniel R. Mortensen, and David Spires. Dr. Daniel Mortensen was an Air Force historian and retired Dean of Research at the Air Force Research Institute. George Vincent Orange (24 September 1935 â" 26 November 2012) was a British-born New Zealand historian, best known for his military biographies of RAF commanders John Slessor, Keith Park, Arthur Coningham, and Arthur Tedder. David R. Mets earned his Ph.D. from the University of Denver. He completed a 30-year career in the US Navy and Air Force in 1979. During his career, he taught diplomatic and military history at both the Air Force Academy and West Point. Essay 1 in this book describes the organization, doctrine, operational practices, and personality of the British-led air forces in the desert west of Cairo from 1940 to 1943. Essay 2 in this book describes and analyzes the events in northwest Africa during Operation Torch and the Battle for Tunisia in the winter and spring of 1942-43. Essay 3 analyzes policy development in Washington, showing, among other things, how policy is a product of headquarters thinking as much as a result of practical experience. Essay 4 analyzes the great tactical aviation exercise in northwest Europe, emphasizing the famous cooperation between George S. Patton and Otto P. Weyland. North Africa provided a stage to expose deep-seated conflicting views of airpower. The soldier viewed the war in terms of brigades, divisions, corps, and armies; some saw the application of airpower as being in direct support of their own combat formations. The airman, on the other hand, saw the application of airpower in terms of the entire theater of operations; therefore, he saw it employed in situations and against enemy forces presenting the greatest threat in the theater. The establishment of three priorities for air missions-superiority, interdiction, and close air support- was a focus of his perspective of theater air operations. Historical experience greatly affected the advocacy of this theater-wide operational scheme, particularly the way airpower was initially commanded and employed in North Africa. Along with an air campaign needing a focus to gain control of the air and interdict the battlefield, there was a need to reorganize the command structure. In essence, the decision to establish a tactical and strategic air force under a single air commander (Northwest African Air Forces under Gen. Carl A Spat) created a theater command structure with coequal air and ground commanders under Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. By this arrangement, the air and ground component commanders received equal footing. It is against this background that the long-standing ideas of airmen brightened, leading to the development and publication of FM 100-20 and, later, to revisions of the basic tactical doctrinal manual (FM 31-35). These manuals served the purpose of articulating what airmen believed about airpower and how their perspectives on its use related to the views of ground forces. These manuals continue even today to be the foundation of what airmen believe about airpower and its relationship to the other services in a combat theater. The North Africa experience provided a model for the organization and employment of tactical airpower in subsequent campaigns in Europe, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. In each of these campaigns, planners have continued to refine, expand, and improve the effectiveness of tactical air support for all forces in a theater. The priorities for employment are a function of the most pressing threat and the greatest opportunity for imposing a major effect on the fighting ability of the opposing forces. The flexibility of tactical air (its greatest asset) permits a shifting focus between air superiority, interdiction, and close air support in accordance with the priority established by the overall commander.

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first pritning. vii, 279 p. 26 cm. Illustrations (some figures pasted in). Notes. This is Air War College Studies in National Security No. 3. The United States Air Force Air War College is the senior Air Force professional military school. Annually, we prepare about 250 resident and over 5, 000 nonresident senior students from all US military services, federal agencies, and 41 nations to lead in the strategic environment-emphasizing the employment of airpower in joint operations. Our success is indisputable and demonstrated by our prestigious alumni and faculty. Good. Stamp on front cover. Previous owner's label inside front cover. Cover has some wear, soiling, and small scuff.

Zustand: very good. Reprint Edition. 23 cm, 401, wraps, illus., maps, footnotes, index, some wear to rear cover. The preface in this reprint edition contains General Momyer's perspective on the employment of airpower in the Persian Gulf War, the Air War over Serbia, and the war in Afghanistan.

Zustand: very good. 152, wraps, notes, figures, sticker residue on front cover, slight wear to DJ edges. An Air Force-Sponsored Strategic Forum on National and International Security. Contains these articles: "Maintaining Flexible and Resilient Capabilities for Nuclear Deterrence" by Keith B. Payne; "Deterrence at the Operational Level of War" by James Blackwell; "Considerations for a US Nuclear Force Structure below a 1, 000-Warhead Limit" by Col. David J. Baylor, USAF; "The Sources of Instability in the Twenty-First Century: Weak States, Armed Groups, and Irregular Conflict" by Richard Shultz, et al.; "Deciphering Cyberpower: Strategic Purpose in Peace and War" by John B. Sheldon; and "Interagency Task Forces: The Right Tools for the Job" by Lt. Col. Robert S. Pope, USAF.

Zustand: very good. 152, wraps, notes, figures, tables, slight wear to DJ edges. An Air Force-Sponsored Strategic Forum on National and International Security. Contains these articles: "Transitions in the Arab World: Spring or Fall? " by David B. Sorenson; "To Deter or Not to Deter: Applying Historical Lessons to the Iranian Nuclear Challenge" by Cheryl M. Graham; "Hegemonic Disruption: The Asymmetric Callenge to US Leadership" by William W. Newmann; "The Past as Prologue: Realist Thought and the Future of American Security Policy" by James Wood Forsyth Jr.; and "Zero Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Security Enterprise Modernization" by Maj D'Anne E. Spence, USAF.

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Zustand: good. Third Printing. 24 cm, 147, wraps, illus., footnotes, glossary, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled. This is described as volume one of a two-volume series.

Zustand: good. 22, wraps, notes. This is one of the CADRE Papers of the Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research, and Education. This is Report No. AU-ARI-CP-85-6. This CADRE Paper was originally published in the Air University Review, July-August, 1984 edition.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 4th printing ; xviii, 271 pp. : illustrated ; 25 cm. ; LCCN: 94-1322 ; LC: DS79.724.U6; Dewey: 959.7044/248; GovDoc: D 301.26/6:SA 5; GPO Item No: 0422-K ; OCLC: 29913816 ; stiff illustrated paper wrappers ; "As we look at history, we often limit our scope to the deeds and thoughts of those in command during times of crisis. In the case of Desert Storm, accounts of the contributions of the great newsmakers are hitting the shelves with regularity. Harder to find are the perspectives of the ma ny who contributed their individual pushes to the war effort. This book helps fill that void. It focuses on the contributions of company grade Air Force officers to victory in the desert."--foreword ; "Captain Vriesenga presents a compilation of essays by 34 participants below the rank of major who contributed to the Gulf War. Their stories focus on such topics as deployment, organizational patterns of units, delegation of authority and responsibility, emotions and psychology of combat, the impact of combat losses, airfield construction, medical care, and aircraft preparations." ; VG. Book.