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The history of strategic bombing is inextricably linked with that of the RAF. This book explores the question of doctrinal development in the RAF, employing a neo-Clausewitzian analysis to reveal that the RAF based the preparation of its strategic bombing force on supposition and hypothesis. Rather than review the evidence of the World War I objectively to determine the fundamental principles of "strategic bombing", the RAF adopted a subjective approach. The failure to develop a realistic theory of strategic bombing and to test it through a dialectical process resulted in a lack of attention to the equally necessary element of doctrine. Bomber Command was incapable of carrying out a strategic bombing campaign because it failed in peace to develop the necessary doctrine.
| ISBN | 0275949974 | | Pages | 216 | | ISBN13 | 9780275949976
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | ABC-CLIO | | Weight (grammes) | 544 | | Imprint | Greenwood Press | | Published in | Westport | | Format | Hardback | | Series ISSN | 1076-154 | | Publication date | 24 Jan 1995 | | Series title | Praeger Studies in Diplomacy & Strategic Thought | | Non-book description | xxix, 187 p. : | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Library of Congress | UG635.G7R6 | | Width (mm) | 155 | | DEWEY | 358.4209 | | Spine width (mm) | 21 | | DEWEY edition | DC20 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly, General |
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| | | Figure and Tables | | | | | | Foreword by B. J. C. McKercher | | | | | | Preface | | | | | | Acknowledgments | | | | | | Introduction | | | | Pt. I | | Strategic Bombing as an Idea: The Relationship of Theory and Strategy | | 1 | | 1 | | The Role of Theory | | 3 | | 2 | | Early Experience with "Strategic" Air Power | | 15 | | 3 | | The Foundations of Independent Air Power | | 29 | | 4 | | The Theory of the Strategic Offensive and the Battles in Whitehall | | 41 | | Pt. II | | The Development of Doctrine in the RAF | | 57 | | 5 | | Equipment Policy and Aircraft Development | | 59 | | 6 | | Equipping the Bomber Aircraft | | 77 | | 7 | | Formulating and Testing Strategic Doctrine | | 91 | | 8 | | Doctrinal Considerations and Tactical Problems | | 111 | | 9 | | The Planning Process and Operations | | 135 | | | | Conclusion | | 157 | | | | Appendix | | 167 | | | | Bibliography | | 175 | | | | Index | | 185 |
?Robertson builds on the work of the small band, well identified in his notes and bibliography, who have examined the history of the RAF in the interwar years. Highly recommended as seminal. All levels.?-Choice  Be the first to write a customer review
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