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Psychological effects of U.S. air operations in four wars, 1941-1991 : lessons for U.S. commanders / Stephen T. Hosmer.

Title
Psychological effects of U.S. air operations in four wars, 1941-1991 : lessons for U.S. commanders / Stephen T. Hosmer.
Author
Hosmer, Stephen T.
Publication
Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Project AIR FORCE (U.S.)
  • United States. Air Force
  • Rand Corporation.
Description
xxxviii, 220 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
The psychological effects of air operations can significantly shorten wars and reduce their costs, particularly in American lives. In some conflicts, the psychological effects of air operations may exceed the physical effects in importance. This report examines ways to maximize the psychological impact of U.S. air power in future conflicts. Drawing upon POW interrogations and other data from the Persian Gulf, Vietnam, and Korean wars and World War II, the author assesses the psychological effects of past U.S. air attacks against both enemy strategic targets and deployed ground forces. The author identifies the conditions that have consistently produced a catastrophic disintegration in enemy resistance and large-scale enemy surrenders and suggests how U.S. commanders might design and conduct future military operations to exploit the psychological potential of air power more fully.
Alternative Title
  • Psychological effects of US air operations in four wars
  • Lessons for U.S. commanders
  • Psychological effects of United States air operations in four wars, 1941-1991
Subject
  • Air warfare > Psychological aspects
  • Air warfare > Case studies
  • Psychological warfare
  • War-Related Injuries > psychology
  • Psychological Trauma
  • Psychological Warfare
  • Weapons
  • World War II
  • Korean War
  • Vietnam Conflict
  • Gulf War
  • United States
Genre/Form
Case studies
Note
  • "Project Air Force, MR-576-AF."
  • "Prepared for the United States Air Force."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
0833023365 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^^95046900^
OCLC
  • 36082325
  • SCSB-12322405
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library