Air Superiority In World War Ii And Korea Illustrated Edition

Author : Richard H. Kohn,Joseph P. Harahan
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786257536

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Air Superiority In World War II And Korea [Illustrated Edition] by Richard H. Kohn,Joseph P. Harahan Pdf

Includes over 20 illustrations. In November 1981, Lt. Gen. Hans H. Driessnack, Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, asked the Historical Program to assemble a small number of retired officers for a group oral history interview. General Driessnack believed that in reminiscing together, these officers would recall incidents and experiences that might otherwise go unrecorded; by exchanging ideas and questioning each other—in effect, interviewing each other—they would recall material that would be of interest and importance to the Air Force today. General Driessnack also suggested selecting retired officers from the senior statesman conference, a gathering every spring at which retired four-star generals are briefed on Air Force issues and then discuss them with contemporary Air Force leaders. The result is the following interview. The four participants—Gen. James Ferguson, Gen. Robert M. Lee, Gen. William W. Momyer, and Lt. Gen. Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada—gathered on May 21, 1982, around a table in the Vandenberg room at the Bolling Air Force Base Officers’ Club. For approximately two and one half hours they responded to questions sent to them earlier and discussed air superiority in World War II and Korea. Their discussions ranged far and wide: flying in the pre-World War II Army Air Corps, campaigning in North Africa and Western Europe in World War II, planning and participating in the Normandy invasion, using secret intelligence supplied by Ultra, struggling to codify tactical air doctrine in the post-war years, fighting the air battle in Korea, and thinking about the general problem of air superiority throughout their careers. This collective interview is not history but the source material on which history rests; it is a memoir, a first-hand account by air leaders who flew, fought, and commanded tactical air forces in combat.

Author : General William W. Momyer USAF
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786250728

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Air Power in Three Wars: World War II, Korea, Vietnam [Illustrated Edition] by General William W. Momyer USAF Pdf

[Includes over 130 illustrations and maps] This insightful work documents the thoughts and perspectives of a general with 35 years of history with the U.S. Air Force – General William W. Momyer. The manuscript discusses his years as a senior commander of the Air Force – strategy, command and control counter air operations, interdiction, and close air support. His perspectives cover World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Author : James Ferguson,Richard H. Kohn,United States. Air Force. Office of Air Force History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Air power
ISBN : OCLC:9843968

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Air Superiority in World War II and Korea by James Ferguson,Richard H. Kohn,United States. Air Force. Office of Air Force History Pdf

Author : United States. Air Force. Office of Air Force History
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428993624

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Air superiority in World War II and Korea... by United States. Air Force. Office of Air Force History Pdf

Author : Richard H. Kohn,Joseph P. Harahan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : UIUC:30112013204000

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Air Superiority in World War II and Korea by Richard H. Kohn,Joseph P. Harahan Pdf

Author : William W. Momyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Air power
ISBN : UIUC:30112045754352

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Air Power in Three Wars [WWII, Korea, Vietnam] by William W. Momyer Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0912799005

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Air superiority in World War II and Korea by Anonim Pdf

Author : Earle E. Partridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Air interdiction
ISBN : MSU:31293106932118

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Air Interdiction in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam by Earle E. Partridge Pdf

Author : William Y’Blood
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782896593

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MIG Alley: The Fight For Air Superiority [Illustrated Edition] by William Y’Blood Pdf

Includes more than 20 photo illustrations The fight for air superiority began the day the Korean War started and only ended with the armistice three years later. Once the shock of the North Koreans’ invasion wore off, it did not take long for the United States Air Force, assisted by other United Nations air forces, to destroy the North Korean Air Force. The arrival of the MiG-15 in November 1950, often flown by Soviet pilots, changed things considerably however. For the remainder of the war, bitterly contested air battles were fought almost daily. Yet despite a decided numerical superiority in jet fighters, the Communists were never able to gain air superiority, testament to the skill and training of the UN fighter pilots, primarily those U.S. Air Force airmen flying the magnificent F-86 Sabre.

Author : Richard Kohn (Editor),Joseph Harahan (Editor)
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1517573955

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Air Superiority in World War II and Korea by Richard Kohn (Editor),Joseph Harahan (Editor) Pdf

Air Superiority in World War II and Korea is a historical study from the Office of Air Force History. The Historical Program chose air superiority because it is a crucial first element in all air operations and because it seemed to be neglected by a military establishment that so quickly dominated enemy air forces in the last two wars. There is a need to know more about air superiority: what it means, when it is necessary, and how it can be achieved operationally when the airspace is contested. The careers of each of the participants in this book reveal a long association with air superiority -- the theories and operations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:74249788

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Airpower in Three Wars (WWII, Korea, Vietnam). by Anonim Pdf

When I received the request to update my 1978 foreword to this book, I thought it might be useful to give my perspective of some aspects on the employment of airpower in the Persian Gulf War, the Air War over Serbia (Operation Allied Force), and the war in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom). It is not my intent to analyze air operations in these wars but to see if there are trends that might be appropriate for another war. I was particularly interested in the application of established airpower doctrine since I was deeply involved with it throughout my career. The Gulf War, in many respects, had many features of World War II. The first requirement in World War II was to gain and maintain air superiority to have freedom of action to carry out the destruction of Germany's ability to wage war and to create the most favorable conditions for the invasion of Europe (Operation Overlord). It was mandatory to establish air superiority so that the German air force wouldn't be able to attack the highly vulnerable landing force and the subsequent breakout. A vigorous interdiction campaign was initiated 60 days prior to the invasion to seal off the landing areas. Just prior to the assault, all airpower was turned to direct support of the landing force. As history records, air superiority was established and maintained; the area was successfully sealed off from German forces trying to get at the landing force; and all Allied airpower was directed to close air support until the main force had landed and operations were underway to engage the main forces of the Germans. It is of special interest that the German air force was able to fly only a few sorties, and those had no significant effect.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1311501525

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Case Studies in the Achievement of Air Superiority by Anonim Pdf

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique USAF publication is an anthology of essays about some of the most important air superiority campaigns in history. The case studies in this volume, encompassing several major air-to-air battles, eloquently demonstrate why the quest for air superiority remains critically important for today's Air Force.The historical roots of air superiority date to the First World War, which marked the emergence of the fighter airplane, offensive and defensive fighter doctrine, and the trained fighter pilot. By the end of the war, the Imperial German Air Service had been decisively outfought, and though occasional bitter air combat still occurred, the Allied air arms were free to harass and attack German ground forces wherever and whenever they chose. After the war, there were defense commentators who injudiciously predicted--not for the last time--that the era of dogfighting was over; higher aircraft speeds would make maneuvering air combat a thing of the past. Instead, the lesson of the importance of air superiority was rediscovered in the skies over Spain, and confirmed again throughout the Second World War. Having tenaciously wrested air superiority from the Luftwaffe, the Allies in 1941 went on to achieve genuine air supremacy, a situation acknowledged by General Dwight Eisenhower, who, riding through Normandy after D-Day, remarked to his son: "If I didn't have air supremacy, I wouldn't be here."Sadly, many of these lessons were lost in the post-Second World War era, when technology advances--supersonic design theory, nuclear weapons, and "robot" aircraft--seemed to signal an end to the traditional air-to-air fighter--even though the experience of the Korean War demonstrated that transonic jet combat was not merely possible, but the new normative form of air warfare. Indeed, the fighter airplane underwent a dramatic transformation into a nuclear-armed strike aircraft, now that popular wisdom held that surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles foreshadowed the end of the era of "classic" air combat. That prediction collapsed in the face of the Vietnam war and the experiences of the Middle East. The 1970s witnessed both a revolution in fighter aircraft design (spawned by the technology advances of the 1960s and 1970s) and a return to basics in both design fundamentals and the training of fighter pilots. Operations in the Falklands war, over the Bekaa Valley, and most recently, during Desert Storm confirmed not only the benefits of this revolution and rediscovery, but also the enduring importance of air superiority.Case Studies in the Achievement of Air Superiority * Chapter 1 - Developments and Lessons Before World War II * Chapter 2 - The Luftwaffe Against Poland and the West * Chapter 3 - The RAF and the Battle of Britain * Chapter 4 - The Soviet Air Force Against Germany and Japan * Chapter 5 - Northwest Africa, 1942-1943 * Chapter 6 - Operation Overlord * Chapter 7 - Air Superiority in the Southwest Pacific * Chapter 8 - Air War Against Japan * Chapter 9 - Korea * Chapter 10 - Southeast Asia * Chapter 11 - The Israeli Experience * Chapter 12 - Some Concluding Insights

Author : David N. Spires
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782895008

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Air Power For Patton’s Army: The XIX Tactical Air Command In The Second World War [Illustrated Edition] by David N. Spires Pdf

Illustrated with 3 charts, 28 maps and 88 photos. This insightful work by David N. Spires holds many lessons in tactical air-ground operations. Despite peacetime rivalries in the drafting of service doctrine, in World War II the immense pressures of wartime drove army and air commanders to cooperate in the effective prosecution of battlefield operations. In northwest Europe during the war, the combination of the U.S. Third Army commanded by Lt. Gen. George S. Patton and the XIX Tactical Air Command led by Brig. Gen. Otto P. Weyland proved to be the most effective allied air-ground team of World War II. The great success of Patton’s drive across France, ultimately crossing the Rhine, and then racing across southern Germany, owed a great deal to Weyland’s airmen of the XIX Tactical Air Command. This deft cooperation paved the way for allied victory in Western Europe and today remains a classic example of air-ground effectiveness. It forever highlighted the importance of air-ground commanders working closely together on the battlefield.

Author : Lt.-Col Shawn Callahan USMC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782894438

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Close Air Support And The Battle For Khe Sanh [Illustrated Edition] by Lt.-Col Shawn Callahan USMC Pdf

Includes 7 maps, 3 tables, and more than 80 photo illustrations. In the 77 days from 20 Jan. to 18 March of 1968, two divisions of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) surrounded a regiment of U.S. Marines on a mountain plateau in the northwest corner of South Vietnam known as Khe Sanh. The episode was no accident; it was in fact a carefully orchestrated meeting in which both sides got what they wanted. The North Vietnamese succeeded in surrounding the Marines in a situation in many ways similar to Dien Bien Phu, and may have been seeking similar tactical, operational, and strategic results. General William C. Westmoreland, the commander of the joint U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (COMUSMACV), meanwhile, sought to lure the NVA into the unpopulated terrain around the 26th Marines in order to wage a battle of annihilation with air power. In this respect Khe Sanh has been lauded as a great victory of air power, a military instrument of dubious suitability to much of the Vietnam conflict. The facts support the assessment that air power was the decisive element at Khe Sanh, delivering more than 96 percent of the ordnance used against the NVA. Most histories of the battle, however, do not delve much deeper than this. Comprehensive histories like John Prados and Ray Stubbe’s Valley of Decision, Robert Pisor’s End of the Line, and Eric Hammel’s Siege in the Clouds provide excellent accounts of the battle, supported by detailed analyses of its strategic and operational background but tend to focus on the ground battle and treat the application of air power in general terms. They do not, however, make significant distinction between the contributions of the two primary air combat elements in this air-land battle: the 7th Air Force and the 1st Marine Air Wing. An analysis of their respective contributions to the campaign reveals that they each made very different contributions that reflected very different approaches to the application of air power.

Author : U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UOM:39015078084012

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Historical Illustrations and References, World War II and Korea by U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Pdf