Battling for Bombers: The U.S. Air Force Fights for Its Modern Strategic Aircraft Programs

by Frank P. Donnini

Although the United States Air Force was founded upon strategic bombardment theory and advocacy, the service has traditionally had tremendous difficulty in obtaining the adequate funding for bombers that it requires to fulfill its mandate. For more than 45 years, senior Air Force leaders, both military and civilian, have struggled to convince decision-makers in the White House and in Congress that modern manned bomber forces were needed, acceptable,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313312214
• ISBN13: 9780313312212
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"