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The Icarus syndrome : the role of air power theory in the evolution and fate of the U.S. Air Force
- Title
- The Icarus syndrome : the role of air power theory in the evolution and fate of the U.S. Air Force / Carl H. Builder.
- Author
- Builder, Carl H.
- Publication
- New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.A. : Transaction Publishers, [1994], ©1994.
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- Description
- xxii, 299 pages; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Pt. I. Taking Bearings. 1. A View of the Air Force Today. 2. Is There a Problem? 3. The Icarus Syndrome -- Pt. II. Creation. 4. The Precursors. 5. The Prophets. 6. The Theory. 7. Prophesy -- Pt. III. Exploitation. 8. The Apostles. 9. Founding the Church. 10. The Test of Fire. 11. The Practitioners. 12. Breaking Free. 13. Realization -- Pt. IV. Erosion. 14. The Technology Janus. 15. New Dimensions. 16. Slow Fall from Grace -- Pt. V. Failure Analysis. 17. Picking Up the Pieces. 18. Crash Analysis -- Pt. VI. The Weather Ahead. 19. Making Painful Choices. 20. A Changing World. 21. The New Security Environment -- Pt. VII. Setting the Compass. 22. Mission Desiderata. 23. From Mission to Vision. 24. A Theory to Fly By.
- ISBN
- 1560001410
- LCCN
- 93031554
- OCLC
- 28722769
- ocm28722769
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries