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Enhancing Air Power’s Contribution Against Light Infantry Targets
The objective of this effort was to explore the signatures and vulnerabilities of adversary light forces, to identify promising sensor and weapon technologies applicable to this target set, and to develop new concepts of operation (OPCONs).
Jan 1, 1996
Report
Psychological Effects of U.S. Air Operations in Four Wars, 1941-1991: Lessons for U.S. Commanders
This report examines ways to maximize the psychological impact of U.S. air power in future conflicts.
Jan 1, 1996
Report
Casualties and Consensus: The Historical Role of Casualties in Domestic Support for U.S. Military Operations
Most Americans do not want lives to be sacrificed for any but the most compelling and promising causes, and they rely on their leaders to illuminate just how compelling and promising these causes are.
Jan 1, 1996
Research Brief
Snakes in the Eagle's Nest: Ground Attacks on Air Bases, 1940–1992
Shows that ground attacks on air bases have been much more frequent and successful than is commonly appreciated.
Jan 1, 1995
Report
Snakes in the Eagle's Nest: A History of Ground Attacks on Air Bases
This report presents a comprehensive overview of ground attacks on air bases from the first known attacks in 1940 to the most recent in 1992.
Jan 1, 1995
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Traditions and Patterns of Vietnamese History
This essay, written in 1968, views U.S. involvement in terms of Vietnamese history.
Jan 1, 1979
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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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