Return to Great Warriors Leaders/Thinkers
Italian army air officer known as the father
of strategic air power.
February 1998
Prepared by Diana Simpson
Air University Library
Maxwell AFB, AL
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For online articles about Douhet, see Periodicals.
Douhet, Giulio. The Command of the Air.
New York, Coward-McCann, Inc., 1984. 394 p.
Book call no.: 358.4 D737c 1984
Earle, Edward M., ed. Makers of Modern Strategy:
Military Thought from Machiavelli to Hitler. Princeton, Princeton
University Press, 1943. 553 p.
Douhet, Giulio, pp 485-503.
Book call no.: 355.09 Ea7m
Elting, John R. (Col). The Superstrategists:
Great Captains. Theorists, and Fighting Men Who Have Shaped the
History of Warfare. New York, Scribner's Sons, 1985. 368 p.
See pages 200-206.
Book call no.: 355.02 E51s
Flugel, Raymond R. United States Air Power
Doctrine: A Study of the Influence of William Mitchell and Giulio
Douhet at the Air Corps Tactical School 1921-1935.
Norman, University of Oklahoma, 1966. 270 p.
Book call no.: 358 F646u
Keegan, John and Wheatcroft, Andrew. Who's
Who in Military History: From 1453 to the Present Day. New
York, William Morrow, 1976. 376 p.
Douhet, Giulio, p 95.
Book call no.: R 923.5 K26w
Sigaud, Louis A. Air Power and Unification;
Douhet's Principles of Warfare and Their Application to the United
States. Harrisburg, PA, Military Service Pub. Co., 1949. 119
p.
Book call no.: 355 S574a
Sigaud, Louis A. Douhet and Aerial Warfare.
New York, Putnam, 1941. 134 p.
Book call no.: 629.133 Si2d
Vauthier, P. La Doctrine de Guerre du General
Douhet. Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1935. 230 p.
Book call no.: 623.74 V381d
Watts, Barry D. The Foundations of U.S. Air Doctrine: The
Problem of Friction in War. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air University
Press, Dec 1984. 166 p.
Douhet and Mitchell, pp 5-15.
Book call no.: 358.400973 W348f
Weigley, Russell. The American Way of War.
New York, The Macmillan Company, 1973. 584 p.
Book call no.: 355.0973 W418a
Brodie, Bernard. The Heritage of Douhet.
Santa Monica, CA, Rand Corporation, 1952. 40 p. (Research memorandum)
Doc. call no.: M-U 30352-9 no.l013
Burkhart, John S. One More Time-Can Airpower
Win the War? Newport, RI, June 1992. 22 p. (Naval War College.
Student thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 B9591o
Capelluti, Frank Joseph. The Life and Thought
of Giulio Douhet. 1967. 310 leaves. (Thesis: PhD., Rutgers
University)
Doc call no.: M-U 43567-558
Dickman, Joseph L. A Re-Evaluation of the
Douhet Theory. Maxwell AFB, AL, 1948. 50 leaves. (Air Command
and Staff College. Student thesis)
M-U 32984 D553r
Gilbert, Silvanus T., III. What Will Douhet
Think of Next?: An Analysis of the Impact of Stealth Technology
on the Evolution of Strategic Bombing Doctrine. Maxwell AFB,
AL, 1993. 48 p. (Air University. Air Command and Staff College.
School of Advanced Airpower Studies. Student thesis)
Doc call no.: M-U 43998-1a G466w
Ketchum, Lowell D. Douhet's Contribution
to United States Airpower Doctrine. Maxwell AFB, AL,1976.
58 p. (Air University, Air War College. Professional study)
Doc. call no.: M-U 32983 K43d
Latiolais, Stanley P. The Re-evaluation
of Douhet's. MitchelI's, and De Seversky's Theories in the Light
of Modern Weapons. Maxwell AFB, AL, 1948. 30 p. (Thesis--U.S.
Air University. Air Command and Staff School)
Doc. call no.: M-U 32984 L357r
Mohn, William T. Leaders in Air Doctrine
Theory and Practice. Maxwell AFB, AL, 1976. 69 p. (Air University.
Air War College. Research reps)
Doc. call no.: M-U 32983 M6981L
Rose, John B. Re-evaluation of Douhet's
Theories in Light of Modern Weapons. Maxwell AFB, AL, 1948.
23 p. (U.S. Air University. Air Command and Staff School)
Doc. call no.: M-U 32984 R796
Sharp, James M. General Giulio Douhet.
Maxwell AFB, AL, 1965. 42 p. (Air Command and Staff College. Research
study)
Doc. call no.: M-U 35582-7 S531g
Booth, K. History or Logic as Approaches to Strategy. RUSI Journal for Defense Studies 117:34-39 Sep '72.
Brodie, B. The Heritage of Douhet. Air University Quarterly Review 6:64-69+ Summer '53.
Brodie, B. Some Notes on the Evolution of Air Doctrine. World Politics 7:349-370 Apr '55.
Donnini, Frank P. Douhet, Caproni and Early Air Power. Air Power History 51:45-52 Summer '90.
Estes, Richard H. Giulio Douhet: More on Target than He Knew. Airpower Journal 4:68-78 Winter '90.
Eula, Michael J. Giulio Douhet and Strategic Air Force Operations--A Study in the Limitations of Theoretical Warfare. Air University Review 37:94-99 Sep-Oct '86.
Fitzgerald, E. M. Command of the Air: Command of Space? RUSI Journal for Defense Studies 122:45-52 Dec'77.
Franklin, William D. Douhet Revisited. Military Review 47:65-69 Nov '67.
Jones, John F. Giulio Douhet Vindicated: Desert Storm 1991. Naval War College Review 45:97-101 Autumn '92.
Kaysen, Carl. The Ultimate Bombing. Technology
Review 98:66-67 Aug-Sept '95
In the final analysis, strategic bombing as the supreme mode of
war has proved either ineffective or too hideously effective to
be usable.
Manzo, Louis A. Morality in War Fighting and Strategic Bombing in World War II. Air Power History 39:35-50 Fall '92
Meilinger, Phillip S. Giulio Douhet and Modern War. Comparative Strategy 12:321-338 Jul-Sep '93.
Mitchell, Joseph A. (Col). Command of the Air: Douhet's Views in Perspective. Marine Corps Gazette 51 :49-53 Dec '67.
Saundby, Sir Robert. Prophet of Air Power. Aeroplane 90:342-343 May 4 '56
Segre, Claudio G. Douhet in Italy: Prophet Without Honor? Aerospace Historian 26:69-80 Jun '79.
Segre, Claudio G. Giulio Douhet: Strategist, Theorist, Prophet? Journal of Strategic Studies 15:351-366 Sep '92
Shiner, John F. (Col). Reflections on Douhet. Air University Review 37:93-95 Jan-Feb '86.
Spaight, J. M. The Ghost of Douhet. Roval Air Force Quarterly 2:117-121 Apr '50.
Supina, Philip D. To Withstand the Firestorm. United States Naval Institute Proceedings 106:42-46
Tomlinson, William H. (LtCol). The Father of Airpower Doctrine. Military Review 46:27-31 31 Sep '66
Walker, A. S. Douhet: An Assessment of His Work, Influence and Reputation. Royal Air Forces Quarterly 14: 131-137 Summer '74.
Wilson, Eugene E. Survival in the Air Age. United States Naval Institute Proceedings 84:76-81 Nov '58