Wholesale Fighting from Above: A Combat History of the US Air Force Volume 1 - Hardcover

by Brian D. Laslie (Author) The story of the United States Air Force (USAF) stretches back to aerial operations prior to the First World War--well before the USAF became a separate service--and looks forward to a new era of airpower in space. Fighting from Above presents a concise account of this expansive history, offering a new perspective on how the air forces of the United States created an independent way of warfare over time. From the earliest battles of the USAF's predecessor organizations to its modern incarnation, Brian D. Laslie identifies four distinct and observable ways of war that developed over four distinct epochs. Beginning with the development of early air power (1906-1941), he highlights the creation of roles and missions, with bombardment theory and practice ascendant.