MILS530 - Air Power
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This course is a study of the advent of air power and the changes it has wrought on the nature and conduct of war in the modern age. Topics include aviation's role in revolutionizing the battlefield by expanding the scale and scope of conflict from two to three dimensions. Special emphasis is on air power methods and strategy and geopolitical implications of air power's destructive capacity vis-a-vis civilian populations, economies, and collateral damage.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
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Schedule of Classes
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 07/22/12 |
Spring 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Rise of American Air Power: The Creation of Armageddon
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| ISBN: |
0300044143
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| Publication Info: |
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1987
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| Author: |
Sherry, Michael
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| Unit Cost: |
$30.00
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| Book Title: |
Air Power
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| ISBN: |
014303474X
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| Publication Info: |
Penguin Books, Inc.
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| Author: |
Budiansky, Stephen
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| Unit Cost: |
$18.00
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