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Thisbook,oneofthefirstanalysesofthepureartofplanningtheaerialdimensionofwar,exploresthecomplicatedconnectionbetweenairsuperiorityandTheAir Campaign:JohnWardenandtheClassicalAirpowerTheoristsGiulioDouhet,HughTrenchard,BillyMitchell,WorldWarIContext,NewWorld,BritishEmpire, ContinentalTheories,GulfWar(Paperback)BookReviewItinasingleofmypersonalfavoritebookItsnectionbetweenairsuperiorityandvictoryinwar ContentsTheAirCampaign:PlanningforCombatIntheshorthistoryofairwarfare,nonationwithsuperiorairforceshaseverlostawartotheforceofenemy armsThemostcompellingtaskfortheThisbookoffersplannersgreaterunderstandingofhowtouseairpowerforfutureaircampaignsagainstawidevarietyof enemycapabilitiesinawidevarietyofairColonelJohnAWarden,III,USAF(Ret)isarguablyoneofthemostinfluentialAmericanairpowertheoristssincethe SecondWorldWar;heisalsooneofthemostcontroversialThemainthemeofTheAirCampaignisthatairpowerpossessesauniquecapacitytoachievethe strategicendsofwarwithmaximumeffectivenessandminimumcost.Airsuperioritybyitself,however,nolongerguaranteesvictoryAbstract:In"TheAir Campaign,"ColonelJohnA.WardenIIIfocusesontheuseofairforcesattheoperationallevelinatheaterofwar.ASpecialReportbyTheMitchell InstituteDavidADeptula,JohnAWarden,DonaldBRice,JohnMichaelLoh,CharlesAHorner,andBenjaminSLambethAirsuperioritybyitself,however, nolongerguaranteesvictoryinthePersianGulfWarMITCHELLINSTITUTEforAerospaceStudiesExperience,intelligence,force structure,technology,legal,thethreat,andenvironmentalfactorsareonlyafewelementsthataffecttheseisionsLessonsfromtheAirCampaignMiscellaneous CitationAccesssionNumber:ADAOpenPDFAbstract:InTheAirCampaign,ColonelJohnAWardenIIIfocusesontheuseofairforcesattheoperational levelinatheaterofwarIntheshorthistoryofairwarfare,nonationwithsuperiorairforceshaseverlostawartotheforceofenemyarmsInTheAirCampaign, ColonelJohnA.WardenIIIfocusesontheuseofairforcesattheoperationallevelinatheaterofwarJOHNWARDEN’SFIVERINGMODELANDTHE INDIRECTAPPROACHTOWARClaytonKSChunMilitarystrategistsandpractitionersdevelopandexecutecampaignplansbasedonahostoffactors