The Limits of Air Power
Book description
Tracing the use of air power in World War II and the Korean War, Mark Clodfelter explains how U. S. Air Force doctrine evolved through the American experience in these conventional wars only to be thwarted in the context of a limited guerrilla struggle in Vietnam. Although a faith in…
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It seems almost an instinctive response of senior American policymakers to look for something to bomb when an international crisis erupts. Yet, tit-for-tat bombing rarely achieves lasting results. Clodfelter’s book remains the best analysis of the American bombing of Vietnam, but it is more than that.
Clodfelter explores the utility of bombing, explains what air power can and cannot do in war, and demonstrates why the American bombing of Vietnam failed to produce victory. It offers valuable lessons for both war and future wars.
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