Israel Guy

The Evolution of the US Air Force

Organizational Culture and Preparedness for War

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book looks at the history of the US Air Force through the lens of its (lack of) preparedness for war, which is shown to be a result of its organisational culture.

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Produktdetails

• Cass Military Studies
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781032744858
• ISBN-10: 1032744855
• Artikelnr.: 70287718

Autorenporträt

Israel Guy holds a Ph.D. in history from Bar Ilan University, Israel, and a B.Sc. in mathematics and physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has served in both the Israeli Army, where he served in a combat role, and the Israeli Air Force, where he specialized in operational systems and software development, project management, and flight test management. Afterward, he cofounded and managed a software house specializing in defense systems, chaired a high-tech startup, and was involved in mergers and acquisitions in the Israeli software market. This is his first book.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Background and Terminology
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Airpower Theory and Doctrine
Chapter 3: World War I and the Interwar Years
Chapter 5: The Air Force and the Cold War
: The War that Nobody Expected
Chapter 7: From Korea to Vietnam
Chapter 10: The Proof of the Pudding - the Gulf War
Index