Airpower for Strategic Effect is intended to contribute to the understanding of airpower-what it is, what it does, why it does it, and what the consequences are. This is the plot: airpower generates strategic effect. Airpower's product is strategic effect on the course of strategic history. Everything about military airpower is instrumental to the purpose of securing strategic effect.
Col Charles M. Westenhoff, USAF, retired, has compiled a thought-provoking collection of ideas from an array of luminaries-including contemporary and legendary generals, innovative tacticians and strategists, world leaders, and philosophers. The quotations were chosen for their value to Airmen and the profession of arms. The aim of this book is to supply Airmen with useful thoughts that might help them meet their known responsibilities and the unknown challenges their service will bring. Gen T. Michael Moseley, chief of staff, USAF, notes that "understanding the way that our predecessors handled their challenges can equip us to better serve our nation.
This book examines the German air force monograph project known as the Karlsruhe project where the US Air Force employed former Luftwaffe generals to record the history of World War II from the German perspective. The Air Force monographs have proven useful to historians because of their high quality. The Karlsruhe monographs writers were insulated from outside pressure, and produced studies immediately useful to the military. The Air Force ignored the monographs and failed to benefit from the experience of the Luftwaffe. The author illustrates the inherent tensions in writing official military history and uses the Karlsruhe project as a lens to examine problems plaguing the Air Force during the early Cold War. Still, cooperative historical work proved to be an inexpensive and unexpected way of cementing the critical West German-American military alliance, and both air forces came to value this aspect of the project more than the historical studies it produced.
CONTENTS:ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Men with a MissionJohn L. FrisbeeBenjamin D. Foulois: In the BeginningJohn F. ShinerFrank M. Andrews: Marshall's AirmanDe Witt S. CoppHarold L. George: Apostle of Air PowerHaywood S. Hansell, Jr.Hugh J. Knerr: The Pen and the SwordMurray GreenGeorge C. Kenney: The Great InnovatorHerman S. WolkWilliam E. Kepner: All the Way To BerlinPaul F. HenryElwood R. Quesada: Tac Air Comes of AgeJohn SchlightHoyt S. Vandenberg: Building the New Air ForceNoel F. ParrishBenjamin O. Davis. Jr.: History on Two FrontsAlan GropmanNathan F. Twining: New Dimensions, a New LookDonald J. MrozekBernard A. Schriever: Challenging the UnknownJacob NeufeldRobinson Risner: The Indispensable IngredientT. R. MiltonContributorsIndex
From the introduction by Michael Moseley, USAF Chief of Staff: "This book, "Guidelines for Command," is the result of countless hours of research and contains the collective thoughts and lessons learned from many previous commanders. It has a wealth of information to assist you during your tenure as a commander. Use it in conjunction with your personal leadership skills, your base's subject-matter experts, and your fellow commanders to lead our Airmen to new heights." Taking Command. Chapter 2: Leading and Developing Airmen. Chapter 3: Commanding Expeditionary Forces. Chapter 4: Commander's Programs. Chapter 5: Maintaining Standards and Administering Discipline. Chapter 6: Airmen and Family Assistance. Chapter 7: Compliance and Inspections. Appendix 1: Commander's Transtion Checklist. Appendix 2: How to Keep Your Boss Happy.
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