Author : Air University Press
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ISBN 13 : 9781973115601
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (156 download)
Book Synopsis Technology and Military Doctrine: Essays on a Challenging Relationship - Covering Weapons, Technology, Escort Fighters, Spacecraft, Space Doctrine by : Air University Press
Download or read book Technology and Military Doctrine: Essays on a Challenging Relationship - Covering Weapons, Technology, Escort Fighters, Spacecraft, Space Doctrine written by Air University Press and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of essays includes copies of speeches and articles that Dr. I. B. Holley Jr., Major General, USAFR, retired, has delivered and written throughout his career as a military officer and scholar of military history and thought. In these essays, Holley primarily addresses the need for the Air Force to adapt its doctrine and the processes of formulating and disseminating that guidance as the technology of air and space warfare improves. Dr. Holley's common message throughout is that the process of how the Air Force develops its doctrine and preaches and teaches that doctrine to its Airmen is as important or, perhaps, more so than its content.Contents * Introduction * Chapter 1 * THE ROLE OF DOCTRINE * Chapter 2 * THE DOCTRINAL PROCESS: SOME SUGGESTED STEPS * Notes * Chapter 3 * CONCEPTS, DOCTRINES, PRINCIPLES * Notes * Chapter 4 * WEAPONS AND DOCTRINE: A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION * Notes * Chapter 5 * INSIGHTS ON TECHNOLOGY AND DOCTRINE * Notes * Chapter 6 * OF SABER CHARGES, ESCORT FIGHTERS, AND SPACECRAFT: THE SEARCH FOR DOCTRINE * Notes * Chapter 7 * LOOKING BACKWARD TO SEE AHEAD IN SPACE: REFLECTIONS ON THE NEED FOR SPACE DOCTRINE * Notes * Chapter 8 * A MODEST PROPOSAL: MAKING DOCTRINE MORE MEMORABLE * Notes * Chapter 9 * FIFTY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTRINE WRITERS: MEANS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS ENDS * Notes * Chapter 10 * THE DYNAMICS OF DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENT * Notes * FURTHER READINGS ON DOCTRINE