American Airpower Strategy in Korea, 1950-53

Crane (history, the US Military Academy) analyzes the successes and failures of the air force in Korea. He exposes the tensions and rivalries between services, showing that emphasis on strategic bombing came at the expense of air support for ground troops, and tells how interactions between army and air force generals shaped the air force's mission and strategy. He addresses misunderstandings about plans to use nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons in the war.

Summary

Analyzes both the success and failures of the US Air Force in Korea, offering an examination of how the air war in Korea actually unfolded. The book considers not only the actual air effort in Korea but also its ramifications.

Product details

• Authors: Conrad C. Crane
• Publisher: University Press Of Kansas
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2000
• EAN: 9780700609918
• ISBN: 978-0-7006-0991-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 236 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 510 g
• Illustrations: 32 photographs, 2 maps
• Series: Modern War Studies (Hardcover); Modern War Studies; Modern War Studies (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration