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AIR POWER IN AN AGE OF LIMITED WAR
SAASS 628
15 November 2021 - 14 December 2021
"SAASS 628 hopes to foster a pattern of thought and a habit of inquiry that will contribute to sound judgments about the use of air and space power in the pursuit of national objectives."
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Internet Resources
Listed below is on-line information about books and their authors used in this course. Some links may only be available on-base at Air University.
Day 1
Andrei Cherny Biography
The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour Review 1 Review 2
Day 2
William Whitney Stueck Biography (Click on "Author" for short biography)
The Korean War: An International History Review 1 Review 2
Day 3
Conrad Crane Curriculum Vitae
American Airpower Strategy in Korea, 1950-1953 Review 1 Review 2
Day 4
Bernard Brodie Tribute Obituary
Strategy in the Missile Age Review 1 Review 2
Day 5
Edward Kaplan
To Kill Nations: American Strategy in the Air-Atomic Age and the Rise of Mutually Assured Destruction Review 1 Review 2
Day 6
Walter A. McDougall Biography
The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age Review
Day 7
SAIS Decision-Making Exercise Handouts
Day 8
Mark Clodfelter
The Limits of Air Power: The American Bombing of North Vietnam Review 1 Review 2
Day 9
Stephen Randolph Biography Interview and Discussions (C-SPAN Video Library)
Powerful and Brutal Weapons: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Easter Offensive Review
Day 10
Lien-Hang Nguyen Biography
Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam Review 1 Review 2
Day 11
James Kitfield Biography
Prodigal Soldiers: How the Generation of Officers Born of Vietnam Revolutionized the American Style of War Review
Day 12
Lawrence Freedman Biography
Efraim Karsh Biography
The Gulf Conflict, 1990-1991: Diplomacy and War in the New World Order Review 1 Review 2
Day 13
John Andreas Olsen Biography (Includes review of the book)
Strategic Air Power in Desert Storm Review 1 Review 2
Day 14
Phil Haun Biography
Colin Jackson Biography
Tim Schultz Biography
Air Power in the Age of Primacy: Air Warfare since the Cold War Publisher Description
Day 15
Becca Wasser Biography
The Air War Against the Islamic State: The Role of Airpower in Operation Inherent Resolve (RAND)
Day 16
Jeffrey A. Larsen Biography
Kerry M. Kartchner Biography
On Limited Nuclear War in the 21st Century Review
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