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02308aam a2200385 i 4500 001 27B3E3DAD98A11E78F813B5397128E48 003 SILO 005 20171205010050 008 170605s2017 mduaf b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017025943 020 $a 1682472523 020 $a 9781682472521 035 $a (OCoLC)988050313 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UNA $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a UG703 M67 2017 100 1 $a Morris, Craig F., $e author. 245 14 $a The origins of American strategic bombing theory / $c Craig F. Morris. 264 1 $a Annapolis, Maryland : $b Naval Institute Press, $c [2017] 300 $a x, 250 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a The history of military aviation 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-236) and index. 505 0 $a A late-night wake-up call in Mexico -- The war in Europe -- The birth of American strategic bombing theory -- The hard realities of war -- Solidifying doctrine through history -- Strategic bombing to the periphery -- Marrying technology and doctrine -- The triumph of the bomber advocates -- Conclusion. 520 $a "Craig F. Morris explores the beginnings of American strategic bombing theory, why it changed over time, the factors that shaped that change, and how technology molded military doctrine. This book provides a discussion of the American strategic bombing concept in a way that advances aviation history. By tracing the complex interrelationships of these four causal factors, this book provides a greater understanding of the origins and rise to dominance of American strategic bombing theory."--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Bombing, Aerial $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Strategic bombers $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Military doctrine $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1914-1918 $x Aerial operations, American. 650 0 $a Aeronautics, Military $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 830 0 $a History of military aviation. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220902014926.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=27B3E3DAD98A11E78F813B5397128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search