AIRPOWER DOCTRINE
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Books

An Aerospace Bibliography, compiled by Samuel Duncan Miller. Washington, Office of Air Force History, 1986. 341 p. (USAF Reference Series)
An updated and enlarged edition of United States Air Force History, compiled by Mary Ann Cresswell and Carl Berger, published in 1971.
Appendix I, Bibliography of Bibliographies:
     B. Policy, Doctrine, and Strategy; H. Military History (World Wars I & II, Korea, and Vietnam), pp 236-254.
Appendix II, Reference Works, pp 255-261.
Appendix III, Guide to Documentary Collections, pp 263-272.
Author Index, pp 287-316; Subject Index, pp 317-341.
Book call no.: 016.358 C922u 1986

Emme, Eugene M. National Air Power and International Politics: A Select Bibliography. Maxwell AFB, AL, Studies and Research Branch, Historical Division, Dept. of the Air Force Library, January 1950. 191 p. (Air University Documentary Research Study, no. 22)
National Air Power in War, pp 13-39: II. As a Strategic or Independent Institution:
     A. Before World War II.
     B. During World War II.
     C. Since World War II.
Author Index, pp 163-173; Subject Index, pp 175-191.
Book call no.: 016.62374 U58n

A Guide to the Sources of United States Military History, edited by Robin Higham. Hamden, CT, Archon Books, 1975. 559 p.
Chapter XV. The U.S. Army Air Corps and the United States Air Force, 1909-1973, by Robert Frank Futrell, pp 404-429.
Bibliography, pp 414-429.
Book call no.:  016.3550973 G946

A Guide to the Sources of United States Military History: Supplement I, edited by Robin Higham and Donald J. Mrozek. Hamden, CT, Archon Books, 1981. 300 p.
Chapter XV. The U.S. Army Air Corps and the United States Air Force, 1909-1978, by Robert T. Finney, pp 106-115.
Bibliography, pp 111-115.
Book call no.:  016.3550973 G946 1981

A Guide to the Sources of United States Military History: Supplement II, edited by Robin Higham and Donald J. Mrozek. Hamden, CT, Archon Books, 1986. 332 p.
Chapter XV. The U.S. Army Air Corps and the United States Air Force, 1909-1983, by Robert T. Finney, pp 143-154.
Bibliography, pp 150-154.
Book call no.: 016.3550973 G946 1986

A Guide to the Sources of United States Military History: Supplement III, edited by Robin Higham and Donald J. Mrozek. Hamden, CT, Archon Books, 1993. 531 p.
Chapter XV. The U.S. Army Air Corps and the United States Air Force, 1909-1988, by Warren A. Trest, pp 206-233.
Bibliography, pp 217-233.
Book call no.:  016.3550973 G946 1993

A Guide to the Sources of United States Military History: Supplement IV, edited by Robin Higham and Donald J. Mrozek. North Haven, CT, Archon Books, 1998. 580 p.
Chapter XV. The U.S. Army Air Corps and the United States Air Force, 1909-1995, by Daniel L. Haulman, pp 280-316.
Bibliography, pp 302-316.
Book call no.: 016.3550973 G946 1998

A Subject Bibliography of the Second World War: Books in English 1939-1974, compiled by A.G.S. Enser. Boulder, CO, Westview Press, 1977. 592 p.
Air Warfare (general), pp 24-28.
Australian Air Force, pp 45-46.
Battle of Britain, pp 56-57.
Bombers, pp 63-66.
Canadian Air Force, pp 94-95.
Fighters, pp 155-160.
Fleet Air Arm, pp 161-162.
German Air Force (Luftwaffe), pp 183-185.
Italian Air Force, p 227.
Japanese Air Force, p 234.
Night Fighters, p 290.
Royal Air Force, pp 375-379.
Russian Air Force, p 390.
United States Air Force, pp 451-455.
Includes author and subject indexes.
Book call no.: 016.94053 E59s

United States Air Force History: An Annotated Bibliography, compiled by Mary Ann Cresswell and Carl Berger. Washington, Office of Air Force History, 1971. 106 p.
Author Index, pp 95-100; Subject Index, pp 101-106.
Book call no.:  016.358 C922u

U.S. Air Force Academy Library. Air Power and Warfare, compiled by Betsy C. Kysely. USAF Academy, CO, 1978. 101 p. (Special Bibliography Series, no. 59)
Bibliographies, pp 100-101.
Book call no.: 016.3584 A2981a

U. S. Air Force Academy Library. Air Power and Warfare: A Supplement, compiled by Elwood L. White. USAF Academy, CO, 2002. 32 p. (Special bibliography series, no. 99)
Supplements the original bibliography developed in in 1978 by Betsy C. Kysely.
Book call no. 016.3584 A2981ab

Westenhoff, Charles M.  Military Air Power: The CADRE Digest of Air Power Opinions and Thoughts. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air University Press, 1990. 216 p.
Selected Bibliography, pp 187-193.
Some Pertinent Bibliographies, p 194.
Book call no.: 358.4 W525m

Documents

Some of the documents listed below are student papers written to fulfill PME school requirements.

Estep, Raymond. An Aerospace Bibliography. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air University, Research Studies Institute, September 1962. 158 p.
Aerospace Power: Doctrine, Strategy, and Tactics; Strategic and Tactical Applications, pp 11-17.
Author Index, p 142.
Subject Index, pp 143-158.
Doc. call no.: M-U 37097-1 no.290-61

Estep, Raymond. An Air Power Bibliography. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air University, Research Studies Institute, March 1956. 200 p.
Air Power: Doctrine, Strategy, and Tactics; Strategic and Tactical Applications, pp 19-30.
Author Index, pp 144-161.
Subject Index, pp 162-200.
Doc. call no.: M-U 37097-1 no.252-54

Estep, Raymond. A Space Bibliography Through 1958. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air University, Research Studies Institute, September 1959. 109 p.
Missiles, Rockets, and Rocket-Powered Aircraft, pp 16-32.
Author Index, pp 87-98.
Subject Index, pp 99-109.
Doc. call no.: M-U 37097-1 no.283-58

Periodicals

Estep, Raymond. Notes on Air Force Bibliography. Air University Quarterly Review 11:113-120 Spring 1959.
Includes: List of Basic Reference Guides.

Mets, David R. Bomber Barons, Bureaucrats, and Budgets: Your Professional Reading on the Theory and Doctrine of Strategic Air Attack. Airpower Journal 10:76-96 Summer 1996.
Notes, p 96.
Also available at:  http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/mets1.pdf

Mets, David R. To Kill a Stalking Bird: Fodder for Your Professional Reading on Air and Space Superiority. Airpower Journal 12:71-101 Fall 1998.
A 10-Book Sampler on Air and Space Superiority: Works for Air Force Professional Development, pp 97-98.
Notes, pp 99-101.
Also available at: http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj98/fal98/mets.html

Meilinger, Phillip S. The Historiography of Airpower Theory and Doctrine. Journal of Military History 64:467- 402 April 2000.
Meilinger enumerates and assesses a number of works on airpower theory and doctrine, and attempts to reveal the historiography of ideas on airpower employment.
Also available at: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0899-3718%28200004%2964%3A2%3C467%3ATHOATA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-F

Smith, Dale O.  Air Power Literature. Ordnance 41:425-427 November-December 1956.
"The author considers three principal categories of works dealing with military aviation: (1) The classics--those few early books which closely predicted the air-power future; (2) Popular volumes which add background knowledge to the profession; (3) Reference books which require lengthy study."

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