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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.

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Description
xxii, 299 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • United States. Air Force > Unit cohesion
  • United States. Air Force
  • Air power > United States
  • Air power
  • Armed Forces > Unit cohesion
  • Luftwaffe
  • Geschichte
  • United States
  • USA
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
  • 9781560001416
LCCN
93031554
OCLC
  • ocm28722769
  • 28722769
  • SCSB-2028226
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library