| Aderholt, Harry
| Legendary Air Force Special Operations air commander during the Korean and Vietnam Wars
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| Andrews, Frank
| One of the key figures in the development of American airpower, who served as the first commander of the General Headquarters Air Force and was an advocate of strategic bombing
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| Arnold, Henry
| An early US military aviation pioneer who went on to become the first Chief of the US Army Air Corps, and the commander of US Army Air Forces during World War II.
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| Bane, Thurman
| Early U.S. military aviator, played a key role in laying the foundations for U.S. Air Force research and development
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| Beck, Paul
| An early U.S. military aviator, and one of the first to advocate the creation of an independent air service
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| Blesse, Frederick
| USAF Korean War-era ace pilot, author of the air combat manual No Guts, No Glory
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| Bolling, Raynal
| Assistant chief of the US Air Services in World War I, leader of the Bolling Mission, and the first senior US officer to be killed in World War I
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| Bong, Richard
| America's top-scoring fighter ace of World War II, with a total of 40 victories
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| Boyd, John
| Fighter pilot, visionary genius in air-to-air combat tactics, and military strategist
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| Brereton, Lewis
| American World War I aviator and later a senior air commander during World War II
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| Chennault, Claire
| Founder and commander of the American Volunteer Group, the "Flying Tigers", during World War II.
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| Doolittle, James
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| Eaker, Ira
| One of the key figures in the development of American airpower and one of the main architects of the American strategic bombing campaign in Europe during World War II
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| Foulois, Benjamin
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| George, Harold
| World War I aviator, head of the Air War Plans Division at the start of World War II, and later commander of the Air Transport Command
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| Gorrell, Edgar
| Early American military aviator and proponent of strategic bombing, who served as the Chief of Strategical Aviation for the AEF during World War I
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| Hall, Bert
| American World War I aviator and Lafayette Escadrille member
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| Hansell, Haywood
| American air commander during World War II, who commanded strategic bombing units in both Europe and the Pacific
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| Humphreys, Frederick
| America's first military airplane pilot, trained by the Wright Brothers
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| Jabara, James
| First jet ace in history and second highest scoring American ace of the Korean War
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| Kenney, George
| American air commander in the Pacific theater during World War II, in charge of the US Fifth Air Force, and later of the entire US Far East Air Forces
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| Lahm, Frank
| One of the first military aviators in the US military, trained to fly by the Wright Brothers
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| Luke, Frank
| American World War I fighter ace and the first U.S. pilot to receive the Medal of Honor
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| McConnell, James
| American volunteer pilot who flew for France during World War I as a member of the Escadrille Américaine
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| Mitchell, William
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| Olds, Robert
| US Army Air Corps pilot, airpower theorist, Air Corps Tactical School instructor, and proponent of strategic bombing
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| Patrick, Mason
| Engineering officer who became commander of the American Expeditionary Force Air Service during World War I, and Chief of the Air Service after the war.
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| Sherman, William
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| Spaatz, Carl
| Squadron commander during World War I, commander of Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific during World War II, and first Chief of Staff of the US Air Force
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| Vandenberg, Hoyt
| Second U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff
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| Walker, Kenneth
| American military aviator, proponent of strategic bombing, and Medal of Honor recipient during World War II
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| Warden, John
| One of America's most influential airpower thinkers, often credited for being the architect of the U.S. air campaign in the First Gulf War
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| Wilson, Donald
| American aviator who played a role in the development of US airpower doctrine as an instructor at the Air Corps Tactical School in the 1930s
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| Title
| Author
| Year
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| A Preliminary to War: The 1st Aero Squadron and the Mexican Punitive Expedition of 1916
| Miller, Roger G.
| 2003
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| A Few Great Captains: The Men and Events That Shaped the Development of U.S. Air Power
| Copp, DeWitt S.
| 1980
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| A-10s Over Kosovo
| Haave, Christopher E.; Haun, Phil M.
| 2003
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| Acquisitions for the 21st Century: The F-22 Development Program
| Williams, Michael D.
| 1999
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| Against the Wind: 90 Years of Flight Test in the Miami Valley
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| 1994
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| The Air Campaign: John Warden and the Classical Airpower Theorists
| Mets, David R.
| 1999
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| Air Warfare
| Sherman, William Carrington
| 1926
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| Airlift and Airborne Operations in World War II
| Bilstein, Roger E.
| 1998
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| The American Air Service: A Record of Its Problems, Its Difficulties, Its Failures, And Its Final Achievements
| Sweetser, Arthur
| 1919
|
| American Raiders: The Race to Capture the Luftwaffe's Secrets
| Samuel, Wolfgang W. E.
| 2004
|
| The Berlin Airlift: The Effort and the Aircraft
| Provan, John; Davies, R. E. G.
| 1998
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| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
| Davies, Peter E.; Thornborough, Anthony M.
| 1998
|
| Bombing the Axis Powers: A Historical Digest of the Combined Bomber Offensive 1939-1945
| Davis, Richard G.
| 2006
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| Carl A. Spaatz and the Air War in Europe
| Davis, Richard G.
| 1993
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| Clashes: Air Combat Over North Vietnam 1965-1972
| Michel, Marshall L.
| 1997
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| Cracking the Zero Mystery: How the U.S. Learned to Beat Japan's Vaunted World War II Fighter Plane
| Rearden, Jim
| 1990
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| Crimson Sky: The Air Battle for Korea
| Bruning, John R.
| 2000
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| D-Day 1944: Air Power Over the Normandy Beaches and Beyond
| Hallion, Richard P.
| 1994
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| Dark Eagles: A History of Top Secret U.S. Aircraft Programs
| Peebles, Curtis
| 1995
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| The Development of Air Doctrine in the Army Air Arm, 1917-1941
| Greer, Thomas H.
| 1985
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| Fire in the Sky
| Bergerud, Eric M.
| 2001
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| Flying Tigers
| Ford, Daniel
| 2007
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| Foulois and the U.S. Army Air Corps: 1931-1935
| Shiner, John F., Lt. Col.
| 1983
|
| Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force, 1907-1960, Vol. 1
| Futrell, Robert Frank
| 1989
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| Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force, 1961-1984, Vol. II
| Futrell, Robert Frank
| 1989
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| Introduction to the United States Air Force
| Saltzman, B. C.; Searle, Thomas R.
| 2001
|
| Kenneth N. Walker: Airpower's Untempered Crusader
| Byrd, Martha
| 1997
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| Leaping the Atlantic Wall: Army Air Forces Campaigns in Western Europe, 1942-1945
| Russell, Edward T.
| 1999
|
| Linebacker II: A View from the Rock
| McCarthy, James R.; Rayfield, Robert E.
| 1979
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| Mason Patrick and the Fight for Air Service Independence
| White, Robert P.
| 2001
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| The Millionaires' Unit
| Wortman, Marc
| 2006
|
| Operation Thursday: Birth of the Air Commandos
| Mason, Herbert A.; Bergeron, Randy G.; Renfrow, James A.
| 1994
|
| A Pattern for Joint Operations: World War II Close Air Support, North Africa
| Mortensen, Daniel R.
| 1987
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| Piercing the Fog: Intelligence and Army Air Forces Operations in World War II
| Kreis, John F.
| 1996
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| The Quest: Haywood Hansell and American Strategic Bombing in World War II
| Griffith, Charles
| 1999
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| Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs
| Davies, Steve
| 2008
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| Rise of the Fighter Generals: The Problem of Air Force Leadership, 1945-1982
| Worden, R. Michael
| 1997
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| Sabres Over MiG Alley: The F-86 and the Battle for Air Superiority in Korea
| Werrell, Kenneth P.
| 2005
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| Setup: What the Air Force Did in Vietnam and Why
| Tilford, Earl H. Jr.
| 1991
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| Sunday Punch in Normandy: The Tactical Use of Heavy Bombardment in the Normandy Invasion
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| 1992
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| The United States in the Air
| Patrick, Mason M.
| 1928
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| The U.S. Air Service in World War I, Volume I: The Final Report and A Tactical History
| Maurer, Maurer (editor)
| 1978
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| The U.S. Air Service in World War I, Volume II: Early Concepts of Military Aviation
| Maurer, Maurer (editor)
| 1978
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| The U.S. Air Service in World War I, Volume III: The Battle of St. Mihiel
| Maurer, Maurer (editor)
| 1979
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| The U.S. Air Service in World War I, Volume IV: Postwar Review
| Maurer, Maurer (editor)
| 1979
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| Why Has the Cost of Fixed-Wing Aircraft Risen? A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Military Aircraft Costs over the Past Several Decades
| Arena, Mark V.; Younossi, Obaid; Brancato, Kevin; Blickstein, Irv; Grammich, Clifford A.
| 2008
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| William "Billy" Mitchell's Air Power
| Jones, Johnny R.
| 1997
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| North American XB-70A Valkyrie
| Jenkins, Dennis R.; Landis, Tony
| 2002
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| Title
| Author
| Journal
| Volume
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| A Careless Hope: American Air Power and Japan, 1941
| Harrington, Daniel F.
| Pacific Historical Review
| Vol. 48, No. 2 (May 1979)
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| A Flying Machine in the Army
| Serrell, Edward Wellman
| Science
| Vol. 19, No. 495 (June 24, 1904)
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| Aeronautics in the Civil War
| Squires, J. Duane
| American Historical Review
| Vol. 42, No. 4 (July 1937)
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| Air Army Doctrinal Roots, 1917-1918
| Greer, Thomas H.
| Military Affairs
| Vol. 20, No. 4 (Winter 1956)
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| Air Force Atomic Capability from V-J Day to the Berlin Blockade--Potential or Real?
| Borowski, Harry R.
| Military Affairs
| Vol. 44, No. 3 (October 1980)
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| The Air Mail Fiasco
| Correll, John T.
| Air Force Magazine
| Vol. 91, No. 3 (March 2008)
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| Air Power
| Jones, Johnny R., Lt. Col.
| Chronicles Online Journal
| N/A
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| Airplanes in National Defense
| Mitchell, William Lendrum
| Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
| Vol. 131 (May 1927)
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| Airpower and Restraint in Small Wars: Marine Corps Aviation in the Second Nicaraguan Campaign, 1927-33
| Wray, Johnson R.
| Air and Space Power Journal
| Volume XV, No. 3 (Fall 2001)
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| Airpower's Crucial Role in Irregular Warfare
| Peck, Allen G.
| Air and Space Power Journal
| Vol. XXI, No. 2 (Summer 2007)
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| American Air Power
| Guggenheim, Harry F.
| Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science
| Vol. 19, No. 4 (January 1942)
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| Barrel Roll
| Correll, John T.
| Air Force Magazine
| Vol. 89, No. 8 (August 2006)
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| Billy Mitchell, the 3rd Attack Group and the Laredo Project of 1923
| Miller, Robert G.
| Air Power History
| Vol. 54, No. 2 (Summer 2007)
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| Birth of the GHQ Air Force
| Shiner, John F.
| Military Affairs
| Vol. 42, No. 3 (October 1978)
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| The Bomber Offensive as a Second Front
| Beaumont, Roger
| Journal of Contemporary History
| Vol. 22, No. 3
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| Carl A. Spaatz and the Development of the Royal Air Force-U.S. Army Air Corps Relationship, 1939-1940
| Davis, Richard G.
| Journal of Military History
| Vol. 54, No. 4 (October 1990)
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| Developments in Air Targeting: Data Handling Techniques
| Clinard, Outten J.
| Studies in Intelligence
| Vol. 3, No. 2 (Spring 1959)
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| Developments in Air Targeting: Progress and Future Prospects
| Johnson, Kenneth T.
| Studies in Intelligence
| Vol. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1959)
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| Developments in Air Targeting: The Air Battle Model
| Adams, Robert H.
| Studies in Intelligence
| Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring 1958)
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| Developments in Air Targeting: The Damage Assessment Model
| McCarn, Davis B.
| Studies in Intelligence
| Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer 1958)
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| Developments in Air Targeting: The Military Resources Model
| Leavitt, Robert W.
| Studies in Intelligence
| Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 1958)
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| Evolution of Air Power: Our Urgent Need for an Air Force Second to None
| Spaatz, Carl Andrew
| Military Affairs
| Vol. 11, No. 1 (Spring 1947)
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| The Flying Tomato Can
| Grier, Peter
| Air Force Magazine
| Vol. 92, No. 2 (February 2009)
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| From Stalingrad to Khe Sanh: Factors in the Successful Use of Tactical Airlift to Support Isolated Land Battle Areas
| Vaughan, David K.; Donoho, James H.
| Chronicles Online Journal
| October, 2000
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| Gas Balloons: View From Above the Civil War Battlefield
| Fanton, Ben
| America's Civil War Magazine
| September, 2001
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| Kasserine Pass and the Proper Application of Airpower
| Rife, Shawn P.
| Joint Force Quarterly
| No. 20
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| Learning from History: Linebacker II and U.S. Air Force Doctrine
| Leonard, Raymond W.
| Journal of Military History
| Vol. 58, No. 2 (April 1994)
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| A Legislative History of the Air Arm
| Williams, Edwin L. Jr.
| Military Affairs
| Vol. 20, No. 2 (Summer 1956)
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| Mexican Expedition: 1st Aero Squadron in Pursuit of Pancho Villa
| Glynn, Gary
| Aviation History Magazine
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| Myths of the Air War Over Serbia: Some "Lessons" Not to Learn
| Hammond, Grant T.
| Air and Space Power Journal
| Vol. XIV, No. 4 (Winter 2000)
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| Operation Hajji Baba
| Currie, James T.
| Air Power History
| Vol. 50, No. 2 (Summer 2003)
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| Operation Pointblank: Evolution of Allied Air Doctrine During WWII
| Carey, Brian Todd
| World War II Magazine
| Nov. 1998
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| The Pilgrim Airlift
| Boyne, Walter J.
| Air Force Magazine
| Vol. 90, No. 3 (March 2007)
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| Salvation from the Sky: Airlift in the Korean War, 1950
| Haulman, Daniel L.
| Air Power History
| June 2001
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| Sandino Against The Marines: The Development of Air Power for Conducting Counterinsurgency Operations in Central America
| Jennings, Kenneth A.
| Air and Space Power Journal
| July-August 1986
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| Seeds of Separation: The General Staff Corps and Military Aviation Before World War I
| Johnson, Herbert A.
| Air and Space Power Journal
| November-December 1982
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| The Smart Way to Win the Vietnam War: Modern Guided Bombs Take on Ho Chi Minh
| Saunders, Fleming
| Air and Space Power Journal
| April 2008
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| The Tactical School
| Boyne, Walter J.
| Air Force Magazine
| September 2003
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| The Thread of Doctrine
| Pauly, John W.
| Air and Space Power Journal
| May-June 1976
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| Top Secret Over Korea
| Thompson, Warren E.
| FlyPast
| No. 314 (September 2007)
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| United States Signal Corps Balloons, 1871-1902
| Parkinson, Russell J.
| Military Affairs
| Vol. 24, No. 4 (Winter 1960-61)
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| Up From Kasserine Pass
| Grant, Rebecca
| Air Force Magazine
| Vol. 90, No. 9 (September 2007)
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| William "Billy" Mitchell: An Air Power Visionary
| Glines, C. V.
| Aviation History Magazine
| Sept. 1997
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| Wood, Fabric, and Wire: Insights from the Biplanes Era, 1919-1936 Forward
| Petersen, Michael J.
| Air and Space Power Journal (Chronicles Online Journal)
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