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Roles and Missions for Conventionally Armed Heavy Bombers: An Historical Perspective
In light of changes in the world situation and in available funds, the Air Force is assessing the roles and effectiveness of existing and planned aircraft.
Jan 1, 1994
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Airpower in U.S. Light Combat Operations
In seeking concepts to give light forces advantages over their adversaries akin to those enjoyed by heavy forces, the authors identify reconnaissance and combat as the most problematic aspects of light operations.
Jan 1, 1994
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Command and Control of Joint Air Operations: Some Lessons Learned from Four Case Studies of an Enduring Issue
Examines the achievement of the principle of unity of effort from a narrow focus on the command and control of U.S. joint tactical air operations in four campaigns (Midway, the Solomons, Korea, and Vietnam) from 1942 to 1968...
Jan 1, 1991
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China and Taiwan in 1987
This paper is adapted from essays written for the Britannica Book of the Year-1988. In it, the author reviews key political, economic, and foreign policy developments in China and Taiwan during 1987.
Jan 1, 1988
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The Arms Debate and the Third World: Have We Learned from Vietnam?
... considers the schools of thought into which the debaters (the
Jan 1, 1987
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Casualties, Public Opinion, and Presidential Policy During the Vietnam War
Examines the relationship between U.S. casualties and public support for U.S. military intervention in Korea and Vietnam, and concludes that a strong inverse relationship existed between the two.
Jan 1, 1985
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The Military Heritage of America: A Review of the 1984 Revised Edition
This paper is a review of the 1984 revised edition of Military Heritage of America by Ernest and Trevor Dupuy, first published in 1956.
Jan 1, 1984
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Modeling the Production and International Trade of Arms: An Economic Framework for Analyzing Policy Alternatives
Analyzes international arms transfers and indigenous arms production by embedding these activities in a framework of economic, diplomatic, and political incentives and constraints.
Jan 1, 1981
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Marksmanship, McNamara, and the M16 Rifle: Organizations, Analysis, and Weapons Acquisition
This essay explores the way in which large organizations adapt to innovation by focusing on the U.S. Army's purchase of the M16 rifle.
Jan 1, 1979
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Traditions and Patterns of Vietnamese History
This essay, written in 1968, views U.S. involvement in terms of Vietnamese history.
Jan 1, 1979
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The Fall of South Vietnam: Statements by Vietnamese Military and Civilian Leaders
A summary of extensive oral and written statements by twenty-seven former high-ranking South Vietnamese military officers and civilians on their perceptions of the causes of the collapse of South Vietnam in 1975.
Jan 1, 1978
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Counter-Insurgency, Vietnam 1962-1963
A description of the political and economic motivating forces in Vietnam, the strategic hamlet program, the government organization, and the U.S. advisory efforts.
Jan 1, 1978
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The Peacetime Evaluation of the Pilot Skill Factor in Air-to-Air Combat
Documents an attempt to develop an objective measure for peacetime evaluation of a fighter pilot's air-to-air combat skills.
Jan 1, 1977
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Combatting International Terrorism: The Role of Congress
Coping with terrorism is not a matter of legislation. It is the ability to respond effectively to a new range of threats, and Congress can promote the development of the necessary instruments to combat terrorism.
Jan 1, 1977
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New Centers of Power in the Pacific Basin 1985-1995
Indonesia and Vietnam are future candidates for regional power status in the Western Pacific. Although both receive economic aid, neither is willing to grant strategic advantages to their supporters.
Jan 1, 1977
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User’s Guide to Southeast Asia Combat Data
A detailed guide to the vast body of available combat and combat-related data from the recent war in Southeast Asia.
Jan 1, 1976
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Prospects for Regional Hegemony in Southeast Asia: Statement Presented to the Subcommittee on Future Foreign Policy Research and Development of the House International Relations
Indonesia has been viewed as a potential regional power due to strategic location, large population and GNP. However, it is still in an early stage of economic development. Its oil resources are modest, and literacy of the population is low.
Jan 1, 1976
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The Impact of U.S. Domestic Law on the Last Days of American Presence in Vietnam
A discussion of Public Law 93-50 forbidding expenditure of U.S. funds for combat in Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam and South Vietnam after 15 August 1973, and the War Powers Resolution limiting the President's power to engage U.S. troops, and how...
Jan 1, 1975
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Effect of the Variable Reenlistment Bonus on Reenlistment Rates: Empirical Results for FY 1971
A preliminary study affirming that the VRB is an effective policy tool for increasing first-term reenlistment rates.
Jan 1, 1975
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''A Route for the Enemy To Escape,'' — Hanoi's View of the Ceasefire
Although Hanoi views American troop withdrawal as a
Jan 1, 1973

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