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Osprey Publishing.(Stryker Combat Vehicles)(US Marine in Iraq: Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003)(Pfalz Scout Aces of World War I)(B-2A Spirit Units in Combat)(Polish Winged Hussar, 1576-1775)(Fortifications of the Incas, 1200-1531)(Gibralter, 1770-83: The Great Siege)(Britain's Secret War: The Indonesian Confrontation, 1962-66)(Finland at War, 1939-45)(No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, 1942-45: Britain's Secret Commando)(Book review)
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August 1, 2006
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Osprey's military titles are very subject-specific, allowing for a depth of focus most other general-interest surveys lack. Their latest titles are top picks military reference libraries will appreciate. Gordon L. Rottman's STRYKER COMBAT VEHICLES (1841769304, $15.95) covers the eight-wheeled armored vehicle developed in 2002 to provide a versatile deployment force. It covers the idea, evolution and deployment tactics of one of the most applauded AFVs in ...
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The limits of shock and awe
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail
; ...was not a Pentagon employee but Giulio Douhet, an Italian advocate of airpower...repeatedly, civilians have proved Douhet wrong. "Shock and awe" was tested...were forgotten, as the ghost of Giulio Douhet hovered over the Bush administration...
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Command of the air: as aircraft have changed, so has the way air power is used. But the goal remains.(A Centennial of Flight Special Feature)
Magazine article from: Airman
; In 1912, Giulio Douhet led the first Italian air battalion in...weapon in the military arsenal, and Douhet was one of a handful who saw its potential...communications and support lines. Douhet wanted an air force that could win not...
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Overreliance on technology in warfare: the Yom Kippur War as a case study.
Magazine article from: Parameters
; ...nature of war? Italian theorist Giulio Douhet believed that the invention of the airplane had done just that. Douhet, one of the fathers of strategic...two points, though overstated by Douhet, are important, and have been implemented...
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Airpower, Jointness, and Transformation
Magazine article from: Air & Space Power Journal
; ...Mackinder, a British scholar; and Giulio Douhet, an Italian general. All three...after the advent of the airplane, Douhet argued that the technology of powered...as an element of national power. Douhet was later joined by William "Billy...
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What destroyed Serbia?
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post
; ...Post 06-18-1999 In the future, Giulio Douhet said more than 80 years ago, wars...their ups and downs. At first, Douhet's outspoken critique of the Italian...tanks would replace the cavalry), Douhet was not only rehabilitated but even...
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Bombing and the Air War on the Italian Front, 1915-1918.
Magazine article from: Air Power History
; ...Empire. On November 1, 1911, Lt. Giulio Gavotti dropped four bombs, each...command of a staff officer named Giulio Douhet, who has some claim to have been...concerning the application of air power. Douhet made sure that the Italian government...
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The 2006 Lebanon war: lessons learned.(Report)
Magazine article from: Parameters
; ...stagnating in the trenches, General Giulio Douhet of the Italian General Staff saw...will to fight; command of the air, Douhet promised, would translate into victory...units in France during WWI, shared Douhet's view though he applied it more...
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To win the long war; Empower lower-level soldiers, Marines.(OPED)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times
; ...Between the world wars the Italian Giulio Douhet, author of The Command of the Air...horrors of trench warfare. Mr. Douhet's disciples live on. Militaries...bookshelves next to Mr. Mahan, Mr. Douhet, Gen. von Seeckt and Gen. DePuy...
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Roots of Strategy
Magazine article from: Naval War College Review
; ...Corbett; The Command of the Air, by Giulio Douhet; and Winged Defense, by William...S. Army and Brigadier General Douhet of Italy, concluded that the heavy...consequently was slow to confront Douhet's truly horrifying prescription...
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The Paths of Heaven: The Evolution of Airpower Theory
Magazine article from: Airpower Journal
; ...evolved from the early theories of Giulio Douhet (The Command of the Air) right...arranged chronologically, starting with Douhet and ending with a thought-provoking...includes pieces on the usual icons (Douhet, Billy Mitchell, Hugh Trenchard...
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