Transformation of American Air Power: Innovation and the Modern Military (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs) - Hardcover

"This work is important for its historical research and for its policy relevance and should be read by students of the history of warfare and of American military policy." * Virginia Quarterly Review * "Lambeth's book is a synthetic and interpretive narrative that insightfully illuminates in a controversial way the numerous uses and misuses of US airpower during the last 35 years.... This seminal work is written at many levels and will be of particular use to military professionals and civilian policy makers." * Choice * "Ben Lambeth's new book, The Transformation of American Air Power, is destined to join the 'must read' list. At a time when air and space power is becoming a dominant force in peace and war in a global society, Lambeth provides a book which strips away much of the smokescreen invoked by those who would be threatened by a straightforward documentation of the failures and the most recent successes of air power since the Vietnam War.... The Transformation of American Air Power should be read by all military professionals and interested citizens who want to know more about the forces that will shape and dominate the Twenty-First Century commercial and military battlespace. Anyone called on to explain what air and space power means to all the United States will find this book a rich source of history and vision." -- General Ron Fogleman * The Daedalian Flyer * "A good description of weapons development and a current air force structure and mission is made even more valuable by a concluding chapter about air force philosoply, air power theory, and the battle over resources and doctrine.... Recommended as a good introduction to air power technology and ideology." * Library Journal * "The Transformation of American Air Power, like Lambeth's other research published by RAND, is reasoned and informed. It should be read and thought about by all who are interested in questions of roles and missions and air power in its various manifestations." -- Dr. Mark D. Mandeles, The J. de Block Group * Air Power History *