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Royal Air Force At Home
Pen and Sword 2010; US$ 15.39Military public relations endeavors ultimately seek to build a sense of common interests and aims, and so generally foster good relations with the people they defend, and there in ensure a stable society. The armed forces when engaging on any public relations exercise, have traditionally sought to provide an entertaining spectacle. For years this has... more...
The Chinese Information War
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2013; US$ 40.00This book is about a cyberwar with China. This new type of war, says the author, is China's effort at bending another country's will to its own. It is clever, broadly applied, successful, and aimed directly at the United States. This war is neither conventional nor accidental. The U.S. military is at a disadvantage because it is... more...
The Formation and Early Years of the Strategic Air Command, 1946-1957
The Edwin Mellen Press 2013; US$ 169.95The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was formed to deter war against the emerging Soviet threat -and to fight and win a war if deterrence failed. This fascinating history of SAC will weave together six themes shaping the command during its first decade of existence: mission, message, education, technology, intelligence gathering and analysis, and leadership.... more...
Tedder
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 168.00Arthur Tedder became one of the most eminent figures of the Second World War: first as head of Anglo-American air forces in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and North Africa; then as Deputy Supreme Commander to General Eisenhower for the Allied campaign that began in Normandy and ended in Berlin. During those anxious, exhilarating years, he was,... more...
Boyd
Little, Brown and Company 2002; US$ 9.99John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever -- the man who, in simulated air-to-air combat, defeated every challenger in less than forty seconds. Some recall him as the father of our country's most legendary fighter aircraft -- the F-15 and F-16. Still... more...
TAIWAN?S AIR POWER
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 185.00Recent concern about mainland China's intentions towards Taiwan, and more general concern about the risk of instability in the region, has led to growing interest in Taiwan's military strategy. This book brings together a range of experts from the West and from Taiwan itself who examine the key issues connected with Taiwan's air power, which is a... more...
Military Jet Engine Acquisition
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95This text adds new observations to the cost-estimating database from earlier RAND studies and presents a method for forecasting the development cost, development time, and production cost of future military engine programmes. more...
A Global Access Strategy for the U.S. Air Force
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95This is a set of recommendations for a global access strategy to render the US Air Force better equipped to meet its access and basing needs and hence to perform its missions both rapidly and effectively. more...
Military Airframe Costs
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95An analysis of the effects of materials and manufacturing techniques on airframe costs, exploring the implications of these effects on acquisition policy. It concludes that composites, while offering a number of advantages, are generally associated with higher costs across a range of categories. more...
Effective Treatment of Logistics Resource Issues in the Air Force Planning, Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS) Process
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95The authors of this report propose strategic and policy changes to help the Air Force manage and fund its supply chain in an integrated manner and use closed-loop accountability systems to manage the chain, end-to-end, against its customers' goals. more...









