02168nam a22003851i 4500 ebr10769263 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 131007s2013 inu ob 001 0 eng d 9780253010926 (e-book) 9780253010780 CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR n-us--- UG773 .S55 2013eb 358.400973 23 Smith, Jeffrey J. Tomorrow's Air Force : tracing the past, shaping the future / Jeffrey J. Smith. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (272 pages) text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Period one: 1907-1947 -- The birth of military airpower -- World War I and the interwar years -- World War II -- "Counting" the changes in period one -- Period two: 1947-1992 -- The rise of bomber dominance: 1947-1965 -- Bomber decline: 1965-1992 -- The changing leadership of period two -- Period three: 1992-2030 -- Fighter pilot dominance: 1992-1994 -- From Bosnia to Allied Force: 1994-1999 -- September 11, Afghanistan, and Iraq: 2001-2011 -- Signs of change: 1992-2010 -- Anticipating USAF change -- Framing the survey perspectives -- Changing leadership -- Predicting the future -- Summary and recommendations. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 9, 2013). Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. United States. Air Force Organization History. United States. Air Force Reorganization. Air power United States History. Organizational change United States. Electronic books. ebrary. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10769263 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 126447 126447