SAASS 628 "explores the story of airpower in the "age of limited war," running from late 1945 to the present day."
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Internet Resources
Listed below is on-line information about books and their authors used in this course.
31 October 2024
Andrei Cherny Biography
The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour Review 1 Review 2
1 November 2024
Allan R. Millett Biography
Peter Maslowski
William B. Feis Biography
For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States from 1607 to 2012 Review
Conrad Crane Biography
American Airpower Strategy in Korea, 1950-1953 Review 1 Review 2
4 November 2024
Xiaoming Zhang
Red Wings over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Korea Review 1 Review 2
5 November 2024
Edward Kaplan Biography
To Kill Nations: American Strategy in the Air-Atomic Age and the Rise of Mutually Assured Destruction Review 1 Review 2
Austin Long Biography
Brendan Rittenhouse Green Biography (May not open in .mil)
Stalking the Secure Second Strike: Intelligence, Counterforce, and Nuclear Strategy (Article)
7 November 2024
Walter A. McDougall Biography
The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age Review 1 Review 2
8 November 2024
Vietnam Decision Simulation Documents
Mark Moyar Biography (Scroll Down)
Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965 Review
12 November 2024
Mark Clodfelter Biography
The Limits of Air Power: The American Bombing of North Vietnam Review 1 Review 2
14 November 2024
Stephen Randolph Biography Interview and Discussions (C-SPAN Video Library)
Powerful and Brutal Weapons: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Easter Offensive Review
15 November 2024
Lien-Hang Nguyen Biography
Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam Review 1 Review 2
18 November 2024
Hal Brands Biography
Making of the Unipolar Moment: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Rise of the Post-Cold War Order Review 1 Review 2
19 November 2024
Benjamin S. Lambeth Biography
The Transformation of American Air Power Review
21 November 2024
Kevin M. Woods Biography
The Mother of All Battles: Saddam Hussein's Strategic Plan for the Persian Gulf War Review
22 November 2024
Dag Henriksen Biography
NATO's Gamble: Combining Diplomacy and Airpower in the Kosovo Crisis, 1998-1999 Review 1 Review 2
Andrew L. Stigler Biography
"Hoping for Victory: Coercive Air Power and NATO's Strategy in Kosovo" (Book Chapter in: Air Power in the Age of Primacy: Air Warfare since the Cold War )
2 December 2024
Christopher S. Chivvis Biography
Toppling Qaddafi: Libya and the Limits of Liberal Intervention Review
3 December 2024
Becca Wasser Biography
The Air War Against the Islamic State: The Role of Airpower in Operation Inherent Resolve (RAND)
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