Phillip S. Meilinger

Rickenbacker was a fearless and aggressive hunter. He would never admit defeat and rejected any attempts at sentimentality.

Sometimes getting to real knowlege takes some digging.

The mission began in World War I and has been employed with varying success but increasing importance.

The 1940 Norway campaign showed how modern warfare would require airpower and joint operations.

The fog of war can be deadly and tragic.

In the late 1940s, the Soviets had millions of men under arms, but the US had nuclear weapons and airp

The airmen charged with delivering nuclear weapons were often kept in the dark about the revolutionary

The Strategic Bombing Survey authoritatively determined that the B-29 campaign played a decisive role

The US Strategic Bombing Survey chronicled a cascading, cata­clysmic failure throughout the German eco

In nine days during July 1941, air war planners on Hap Arnold’s staff put together a bold plan for the

In numerous campaigns and wars, airpower turned out to be the “force of decision.”

In the quandaries of World War II, one finds the origins of Operations Research.

Airpower appears to be a mass of contradictions. That perception is right—and wrong.

A prominent analyst makes the case for emphasizing airpower in the nation’s “small wars.”

Start with a World War I Russian pilot and go from there to US power projection.