Stories Collection

  1. America's Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq by James Dobbins et al. RAND ...
  2. Beginnings of the Cold War Arms Race: The Truman Administration and the U.S. Arms Bui...
  3. IN 1987 I WAS commander of the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron at Castle AFB in Merced, C...
  4. THE AIR FORCE recently released the latest version of The U.S. Air Force Transformati...
  5. OVERCOMING THE DUAL challenge of time and distance to project and sustain combat powe...
  6. The Iraq War: Strategy, Tactics, and Military Lessons by Anthony H. Cordesman. Center...
  7. The Moral Warrior: Ethics and Service in the U.S. Military by Martin L. Cook. State U...
  8. PRIOR TO THE terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the majority of Air Force member...
  9. Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda by John Keegan....
  10. The Iraq War by John Keegan. Alfred A. Knopf (http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/home. ...
  11. THE CONCEPT OF US Air Force expeditionary operations is both old and new. The United ...
  12. Editorial Abstract: The United States Air Force projects power globally, but it canno...
  13. The age of the manned strategic penetrating bomber is oven. Flying missions into the ...
  14. Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Debunking the Myths and Exposing the Risks of Arms E...
  15. Valkyrie: North American's Mach 3 Superbomber by Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis...
  16. Fighting the Breakout: The German Army in Normandy from COBRA to the Falaise Gap by R...
  17. THE NEW AIR FORCE Doctrine Document (AFDD) 2-5, Information Operations, 11 January 20...
  18. "Oil for the Lamps of China"--Beijing's 21st-Century Search for Energy, McN...
  19. Raid on the Sun: Inside Israel's Secret Campaign That Denied Saddam the Bomb by Rodge...
  20. Editorial Abstract: The United States faces a global-strike gap if it confronts a vas...
  21. Let me be perfectly clear--in our Air Force, every Airman is expeditionary. --Gen J...
  22. Commanding an Air Force Squadron in the Twenty-first Century: A Practical Guide of Ti...
  23. ALTHOUGH THE TOUR length of the air and space expeditionary force (AEF) works well fo...
  24. The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China, and the Japanese Occupation by Philip Snow. Ya...
  25. Editorial Abstract: Since its inception, Red Flag has trained aircrews to survive the...
  26. The Papers of George Catlett Marshall, vol. 5, "The Finest Soldier," Januar...
  27. Post-Soviet Military Theory and Strategy: A Discussion of the Russian Journal Militar...
  28. Africa's Armies: From Honor to Infamy: A History from 1791 to the Present by Robert B...
  29. NATO's Eastern Agenda in a New Strategic Era by F. Stephen Larrabee. RAND (http://www...
  30. The American Foreign Legion: Black Soldiers of the 93d in World War I by Frank E. Rob...
  31. Editorial Abstract: The commander of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) use...
  32. Violent Peace: Militarized Interstate Bargaining in Latin America by David R. Mares. ...
  33. Luftwaffe: The Allied Intelligence Files by Christopher Staerck and Paul Sinnott. Bra...
  34. Editorial Abstract: In keeping with the American way of war, when our combat forces d...
  35. AIR AND SPACE Power Journal has long published a variety of feature articles and shor...
  36. Ernie Pyle's War: America's Eyewitness to World War II by James Tobin. Free Press (ht...
  37. Editorial Abstract: The US military has tended, in the past, to focus on large-scale ...
  38. Dr. Dave Mets's article "Boydmania" (fall 2004) sparked considerable contro...
  39. AFTER THE VIETNAM War, the Air Force s special operations forces (AFSOF) had deterior...
  40. Creech Blue: Gen Bill Creech and the Reformation of the Tactical Air Forces, 1978-198...
  41. Fighting with the Screaming Eagles: With the 101st Airborne from Normandy to Bastogne...
  42. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are cer...
  43. I think it's reasonable to set a goal to have one-third of our deep strike tactical a...
  44. Two Minutes over Baghdad, 2d ed., revised and updated, by Amos Perlmutter, Michael Ha...
  45. CONSISTING OF PERSONNEL known as "the quiet professionals," Air Force Speci...
  46. A WELL-KNOWN TELEVISION commercial for the American Express credit card featuring gol...
  47. Editorial Abstract: Air Force Airmen on the battlefield and special operations forces...
  48. ON THE NIGHT of 20-21 November 1970, the North Vietnamese were treated to an aggressi...
  49. AIR FORCE SPECIAL Operations Command (AFSOC) is famed for Its combat capabilities, bu...
  50. ON 12 MAY 1975, less than two weeks after the fall of Saigon, a unit of the Cambodian...
  51. Just War against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World by Jean Beth...
  52. Improving the Practice of National Security Strategy: A New Approach for the Post-Col...
  53. OFTEN PERFORMED BEHIND a veil of secrecy, aerial special operations have endured as a...
  54. To build the most effective force for 2020, we must be fully joint: intellectually, o...
  55. Editorial Abstract: In this article, Colonel Jogerst takes a look at the evidence for...
  56. BECAUSE THE DEFINITION of decentralized execution is imprecise, Airmen cannot coheren...
  57. Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation-Building and a History Denied by Toby Dodge. Co...
  58. Editor's Note: PIREP is aviation shorthand for pilot report. It's a means for one pil...
  59. The Pentagon's New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century By Thomas P.M. Barn...
  60. Adak: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586 by Andrew C. A. Jampoler. Naval Institute Press ...
  61. Editorial Abstract: Identifying terrorism as a distinct threat for the foreseeable fu...
  62. F-4 Phantom, Combat Legend Series by Martin W. Bowman. Airlife Publishing, Crowood Pr...
  63. Editorial Abstract: In the 1930s and 1940s, two intriguing innovations surfaced: (1) ...
  64. History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietna...
  65. Red Sky in the Morning; The Battle of the Barents Sea, 1942 by Michael Pearson. Stack...
  66. Editorial Abstract: This article proposes a simple but powerful model for base-level ...
  67. Battle: A History of Combat and Culture from Ancient Greece to Modern America by John...
  68. Dog-Fight: Aerial Tactics of the Aces of World War I by Norman Franks. Stackpole Book...
  69. Over the Line: North Korea's Negotiating Strategy by Chuck Downs. AEI Press (http://w...
  70. International Order and Individual Liberty: Effects of War and Peace on the Developme...
  71. MOST OF THE time, the only chance I have for quiet reflection is at flight level 390-...
  72. Editorial Abstract: The Air Force has invested little in securing an air base beyond ...
  73. Round-the-World Flights, 3rd ed., by Carroll V. Glines. Brassey's (http://www.brassey...
  74. AIRCRAFT CREW CHIEFS and others who work behind the scenes do not always get the reco...
  75. Editorial Abstract: To achieve timely airpower assessment, one might think it mandato...
  76. Globalization and Maritime Power edited by Sam J. Tangredi. National Defense Universi...
  77. The Lancaster Manual: The Official Air Publication for the Lancaster Mk I and III, 19...
  78. AIR AND SPACE power operations have taken many forms recently, some of them attractin...
  79. ONE CONCEPT, MORE than any other, serves as the raison d'etre for an independent Air ...
  80. Woodbine Red Leader: A P-51 Mustang Ace in the Mediterranean Theater by George G. Lov...
  81. Airpower alone does not guarantee America's security. But I believe it best exploits ...
  82. Editorial Abstract: A unique, bilateral air-defense arrangement between the USAF and ...
  83. The Influence of Air Power upon History by Walter J. Boyne. Pelican Publishing Compan...
  84. THE JOINT FORCES Command Glossary defines effects-based operations (EBO) as a process...
  85. Editorial Abstract: To continue the asymmetric advantage that our "high-demand, ...
  86. At the rate science proceeds, rockets and missiles will one day seem like buffalo-slo...
  87. Editorial Abstract: Leaders responsible for making decisions about space acquisition ...
  88. We need space professionals in all services and agencies ... to exploit space effecti...
  89. Editorial Abstract: Generally, space-based radars (SBR) used in weather and other mil...
  90. JOINT PUBLICATION 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated T...
  91. INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) doctrine has evolved from age-old concepts of influencing...
  92. Whole World on Fire: Organizations, Knowledge, and Nuclear Weapons Devastation by Lyn...
  93. Contemporary Nuclear Debates: Missile Defenses, Arms Control, and Arms Races in the T...
  94. FIFTY YEARS AGO, US defense and intelligence experts imagined the benefits possible f...
  95. Air and Space Power Journal is always looking for good articles written by our reader...
  96. Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the changes in the character of war, not upo...
  97. Editorial Abstract: The Air Force has a policy of using space as the high ground and ...
  98. COL CHRIS CAIN has served with distinction as editor of Air and Space Power Journal f...
  99. SEVEN FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS set air and space power apart from surface-force capabilitie...
  100. SPACE POWER IS becoming an increasingly important aspect of national strength, but ex...
  101. Editorial Abstract: Space power is now an integral part of joint operations, without ...
  102. AIR AND SPACE Power Journal has published editions in English, Spanish, and Portugues...
  103. Editorial Abstract: Air power co-operation between the Royal Air Force and US Air For...
  104. Surprise, Security, and the American Experience by John Lewis Gaddis. Harvard Univers...
  105. ALLIANCE AND COALITION operations--a long-standing, important aspect of military affa...
  106. Editorial Abstract: The Korean War was also a major maritime effort in which the Unit...
  107. The Iraq War: A Military History by Williamson Murray and Maj Gen Robert H. Scales Jr...
  108. We encourage your comments via letters to the editor or comment cards. All correspond...
  109. Airpower Advantage: Planning the Gulf War Air Campaign, 1989-1991 by Diane T. Putney....
  110. The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Atta...
  111. I just want to say this. I want to say it gently, but I want to say it firmly. There ...
  112. Editorial Abstract: The United Kingdom received a "wake-up call" from Opera...
  113. Fixing Intelligence: For a More Secure America by Lt Gen William E. Odom, USA, Retire...
  114. Editorial Abstract: Although the Royal Air Force and US Air Force followed different ...
  115. Editorial Abstract: The overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime during the combat phase ...
  116. The Road to Rainbow: Army Planning for Global War, 1934-1940 by Henry G. Gole. Naval ...
  117. Chennault. Giving Wings to the Tiger by Martha Byrd. University of Alabama Press (htt...
  118. Fixing Intelligence: For a More Secure America by Forrest L. Marion. Air Force Histor...
  119. I Remember Korea: Veterans Tell Their Stories of the Korean War, 1950-53 by Linda Gra...
  120. Editorial Abstract: The United States Army entered the First World War with an air se...
  121. Editorial Abstract: Rather than encouraging leaders to mentor followers to "foll...
  122. Last year the RAF and the US Air Force were once again side by side over the skies of...
  123. Editorial Abstract: A look at tactical air operations in World War II illuminates imp...
  124. Strategic Air Power in Desert Storm by John Andreas Olsen. Frank Cass (http://www.fra...
  125. WHEN CONDUCTING AIR Force strategic planning, we pay particular attention to key hist...
  126. Editor's Note: PIREP is aviation shorthand for pilot report. It 's a means for one pi...
  127. Tedder: Quietly in Command by Vincent Orange. Frank Cass Publishers (http://www.frank...
  128. Editorial Abstract: The information age has increased the amount of data available to...
  129. Der Brand: Deutschland im Bombenkrieg, 1940-1945 by Jorg Friedrich. Propylaen Verlag ...
  130. WE ARE PLEASED to announce the availability of a free subscription to the online vers...
  131. Editorial Abstract: At every level of the Department of Defense, personnel recovery i...
  132. When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam by Ed Rasimus. Smithsonian Ins...
  133. THE FULL RANGE of air and space power capabilities is inherently tied to technology, ...
  134. Editorial Abstract: "These things we do so that others may live" is the mot...
  135. Fortress Ploesti: The Campaign to Destroy Hitler's Oil Supply by Jay A. Stout. Casema...
  136. Jayhawk! The VII Corps in the Persian Gulf War by Stephen A. Bourque. Center of Milit...
  137. IMAGINE AN ABILITY to execute speed-of-light attacks against enemy forces with massiv...
  138. The Liberty Incident: The 1967 Israeli Attack on the U.S. Navy Spy Ship by A. Jay Cri...
  139. Airpower is an unusually seductive form of military strength because, like modern cou...
  140. Malta Spitfire: The Diary of a Fighter Pilot by George Beurling and Leslie Roberts. S...
  141. FOR THE PAST several years, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has been develop...
  142. On Target: Organizing and Executing the Strategic Air Campaign against Iraq by Richar...
  143. Editorial Abstract: The US Air Force's broad-based research and development program a...
  144. Editorial Abstract: Gen Hap Arnold's commitment to "preeminence in research,&quo...
  145. Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry by P. W. Singer. Cor...
  146. Editorial Abstract: Getting somewhere, sharing information, and producing things all ...
  147. Space Policy in the 21st Century edited by W. Henry Lambright. Johns Hopkins Universi...
  148. ASPJ STAFF * For centuries, military commanders and travelers have wanted to know t...
  149. Editorial Abstract: Colonel Hammock examines the generally favorable actions and view...
  150. by Robert E. Ross. Yucca Tree Press (http:// yuccatree.com), Barbed Wire Publishing, ...
  151. by Ryan C. Hendrickson. Vanderbilt University Press (http://www.vanderbilt. edu/vupre...
  152. Editorial Abstract: The changing calculus of direct and indirect costs associated wit...
  153. Editorial Abstract: Colonel Orr observes the success of Belgium, Netherlands, and Lux...
  154. by David L. Bashow. McArthur & Company Publishing, Limited (http://www. mcarthur-co.c...
  155. by Phillip S. Meilinger. Frank Cass Publishers (http://www.frankcass.com), 5824 NE Ha...
  156. ASPJ STAFF The C-5 is a formidable aircraft. The giant "T-tail" entered the active ...
  157. by Tami Davis Biddle. Princeton University Press (http://www.pupress. princeton.edu),...
  158. by James McCudden. V.C. Greenhill Books/Stackpole Books (http://www.stackpolebooks.co...
  159. Editorial Abstract: Colonel Newberry's three-tiered analysis of Latin American space ...
  160. 2 vols., edited by Maj Gen John W. Huston, USAF, retired. Air University Press (http:...
  161. edited by Jeffrey A. Larsen. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. (http://www.rienner. com)...
  162. by Peter Young. Greenhill Books/Stackpole Books (http://www.stackpole books.com), 506...
  163. SUMMER WAS A very busy time for the staff of the Air and Space Power Journal. In June...
  164. When the term American hero comes to mind, so does the name Robbie Risner. Born into ...
  165. by Owen Connelly. Princeton University Press (http://www.pupress.princeton. edu), 41 ...
  166. by Thomas P. Stafford with Michael Cassutt. Smithsonian Institution Press (http://www...
  167. Combat Aircraft Series 32 by Steve Pace. Osprey Publishing (http://www.ospreypublishi...
  168. AS THIS ISSUE of ASPJ goes to press, the strategic and operational situation in much ...
  169. Editorial Abstract: Nearly a decade of increasing globalization has reached Africa in...
  170. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces Series no. 43, by Carl Molesworth. Osprey Publishing (htt...
  171. by Chris Hobson. Midland Publishing, available from Specialty Press (http://www.speci...
  172. by Warren E. Thompson and David R. McLaren. Specialty Press (http://www.specialtypres...
  173. I was so inspired by Lt Col Sharon Latour and Lt Gen Bradley Hosmer's article ("Emoti...
  174. Editorial Abstract: Shifting the emphasis from direct US involvement in African peace...
  175. by James J. Cooke. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. (http://www.rienner.com), 1800 30th...
  176. Air and Space Power Journal is always looking for good articles written by our reader...
  177. My compliments to Lt Col Phil Haun on his well-written article "Direct Attack--A Coun...
  178. Editorial Abstract: Even though China and India have a 20-year track record of cooper...
  179. by Charles J. Gross. Texas A&M University Press (http://www.tamu.edu/upress), John H....
  180. First Place Lt Col Kenneth Keskel "The Oath of Office: A Historical Guide to Mora...
  181. By October of 1972, peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam had come ...
  182. by Anne Noggle. Texas A&M University Press (http://www.tamu.edu/upress), John H. Lind...
  183. by Ralph Peters. Stackpole Books (http://www. stackpolebooks.com/cgi-bin/StackpoleBoo...
  184. Editorial Abstract: Colonel Krisinger analyzes the process that produced the Air Forc...
  185. Editorial Abstract: Analysts who predict that China will become the next peer competi...
  186. edited by Sebastian Cox and Peter Gray. Frank Cass Publishers (http://www. frankcass....
  187. by Charles M. Evans. Stackpole Books (http://www.stackpolebooks.com/ cgi-bin/Stackpol...
  188. THE AIR AND SPACE POWER JOURNAL (ASPJ) staff joins the Air University community in we...
  189. Editorial Abstract: Lieutenant Colonel Fawcett urges readers to develop a lifetime-le...
  190. Victory in Vietnam: The Official History of the People's Army of Vietnam, 1954-1975 b...