This reprint of the 1942 English translation of Douhet's works; while titled “Command of the Airâ€; actually consists of five separate works: the original 1921 edition of “Command of the Airâ€; a second edition of 1927; a 1928 monograph titled “Probable Aspects of Future Warâ€; a polemical article of 1929 called “Recapitulationâ€' and the 1930 study “The War of 19-.†By transporting ourselves back to the 1920s; past not only the Vietnam and Korean Wars; but nearly two decades before World War II; we become silent observers of the unfolding drama of airpower's history. Knowing that transpired after Douhet wrote; we can test our understanding; find the assumptions and conclusions of Douhet that proved false; and read with wonder those that proved true. Some of what he wrote today seems almost timeless; 'principles' perhaps of the employment of aircraft in war. Giulio Douhet was a prophet. From the perspective of today; he still bears pondering. Serious thinking about the nature of war and the role of aerospace power will not in our lifetime cease to be of value.
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