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Air and Space Power Review Volume 25

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Beyond the Cold War: Air Power Over a Flat Earth Tony Mason 8-17
Purple Air Power: The Future Challenge Andrew Vallance 18-29
Air Power – Past, Present and Future Andrew Lambert 30-49
Viewpoint: Operation Granby: A Personal Perspective Alistair Byford 50-63
Viewpoint: Thinking Through the Central Blue – Personal Reflections of the Air Power Thought Peter Gray 64-71
Defence Research Paper: Military Culture and Human Rights Violations Committed in Iraq in 2003 Louise Henton 72-105
Speech: Battle of Britain Marten van der Veen 106-114
Book Review: ‘Blood, Metal and Dust – How Victory Turned into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq’ by Ben Barry OBE Chloe Bridge 116-118
Book Review: ‘The Russo-Ukrainian War, the Return of History’ by Serhii Pokhy Nigel Jones 120-121
Book Review: ‘Air Power in the Falklands Conflict: An Operational Level Insight into Air Warfare in the South Atlantic’ by John Shields Chris Whelan 122-124
Book Review: ‘Enemy Coast Ahead: The Illustrated Memoir of Dambuster Guy Gibson’ by Guy Gibson Paul Marr 126-128

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
And if Deterrence Fails? The Case for Qualitative Edge and Combat Mass in a 21st Century Air Force Ben Durham 6-28
The Strategic Value of Air Defence Luke Botting 30-47
The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War: Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles in Modern Warfare Chris Whelan 48-70
The North Atlantic Space Schism and the Ambiguity Problem: NATO’s Collective Space Defence Posture Scott Mackie 72-92
How Has the UK Government Responded to the Commercialisation of Space Activity? Martin Williamson 94-137
Military Leadership in a Technological Age: Management of Complex Technologies and Prospect for Space Harris Siderfin 138-159
Air Power for Peace? NATO’s Role in Ceasing Hostilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995 Chloe Bridge 160-176
Vulcan Survivability in Nuclear War Julian Grenfell 178-184
Book Review: ‘The Digital Silk Road: China’s Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future’ by Jonathan E Hilman Ethan Haylock 186-188
Book Review: ‘Drone Theory’ by Gregoire Chamayou (translated by Janet Lloyd) Harry Brierley 190-192
Book Review: ‘Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat’ by Dan Hampton Andrew Ward 194-195
Book Review: ‘Always at War – Organisational Culture in Strategic Air Command, 1946-62’ by Melvin G Deaile John Shields 196-198

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Doing ‘All We Can to Help Mr Tizard’: The Role of Sholto Douglas in Radar Development and its Application Katharine Campbell 8-34
Joint SACEUR-SACLANT: Air Defence Operations in North European Waters Joan Hopkins 36-44
How Does Russia Wage Contemporary Political Warfare, and Consequently Challenge International Order? Jade Richards 46-79
To What Extent Does China’s Increasing Influence in the Black Sea Region Promote Stability? Sarah McDonnell 80-103
Female Radicalisation and ISIS: What are the Implications for UK Domestic Security? Sian English 104-141
Evaluate the Potential Effectiveness of Air Power in Sub-threshold and ‘Grey Zone’ Operations Clare Mummery 142-163
Artificial Intelligence: Changing the Nature of War – Strategic Security Implications for the United Kingdom? Alison Morton 164-188
Strategic Competition to Security Dilemma – The Language and Narrative of Space and Why it Matters Sas Duffin 190-220
Viewpoint: The Seam Between Chaos and Order Emma Keith 222-229
Book Review: ‘Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control’ by Stuart Russell Emma Keith 230-231
Book Review: ‘Why I’m Longer Talking to White People About Race’ by Reni Eddo-Lodge Sabrina Sheikh 232-235
Book Review: ‘The Weaponisation of Everything’ by Mark Galeotti Beth Lindley 236-338
Book Review: ‘RAF WWII Operational and Flying Accident Casualty Files in the National Archives – Exploring Their Contents’ by Mary Hudson Lilie Weaver 240-242
Book Review: ‘The Ledger: Accounting for Failure in Afghanistan’ by David Kilcullen and Greg Mills Chloe Bridge 244-246

Air and Space Power Review Volume 24

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
The RAF and its Role in Reconnaissance Missions Over the Soviet Union Mark Kennedy 6-21
Reflections on the V-Force: Operationally Compromised but a Critical Geopolitical Enabler? Mark Tobin 22-43
Defence Research Paper – Tipping the Scales? The Influence of Hypersonic Weapons on the Military Balance Between NATO and Russia Mark Smith 44-75
Airminded Insurgents: Innovations to Undermine Airpower in the Gaza Strip Jacob Davies 76-99
Another Giant Leap: 50 Years of Military Satcom Paul Withers 100-117
The Challenges of Artificial Intelligence: Britain’s Bright Future Carolyn J Swinney 118-139
Viewpoint: Centre of Gravity analysis of Planning and Prosecution of the Battle of Britain? David Bond 140-151
Book Review: ‘Airpower in the War Against ISIS’ by Benjamin S Lambeth Christina Goulter 152-155
Book Review: ‘Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East’ by Philip H Gordon Luke Botting 156-159
Book Review: ‘Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare’ by Thomas Rid Tom Raeburn 160-163
Book Review: ‘Democracy Hacked: Political Turmoil and Information in the Digital Age’ by Martin Moore Clare Muir 164-167
Book Review: ‘There is Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years’ – Updated Edition (2021) by Mike Berners-Lee Eliot Finnimore 168-171

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
1950s: The RAF’s Coronation Day E Colston Shephard 10-13
1960s: Britain’s Independent Deterrent H A Probert 14-21
1970s: Thinking About Air Power Neil Cameron 22-33
1980s: Corporate Lessons? Reflections on Some of the Myths, Anti-Myths Omissions of Britain’s Falklands Air War, 1982 David Jordan 34-53
1990s: The Role of Air Power in Crisis Management Richard Johns 54-63
2000s: Is There a Role for Air Power in the Post-Cold War World Craig White 64-77
2000/2010s: The Royal Air Force and UK Air Power Over Iraq and Kosovo, 1997-2000: A Comparative Perspective Sebastian Ritchie 78-101
2010s: Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems – Warfare’s Best Humanitarian Hope? James Beldon 102-115
2020s: What Does Protect and Defence Mean for a UK National Approach to Space? Rayna Owens 116-128

Air and Space Power Review Volume 23

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
The ‘Eeles Memorandum’: A Timeless Study of Professional Military Education Steven Paget 6-13
‘Bumps along ‘The Berlin Road’’. Bomber Command’s Forgotten Battle of Hanover, September-October 1943 Richard Worrall 14-45
Royalties, Patents and Sub-Contracting: The Curious Case of the Hawker Hart Matthew Powell 46-59
The Worsted Manufacturer, Roderick Hill and ‘the most courageous decision of the War’: The Decision to Reorganise Britain’s Air Defence to Counter the V-1 Flying Bomb John Alexander 60-79
An Analysis of the Value of Air-to-Air Refuelling to Modern Air Operations Stuart Patton 80-101
Book Review: ‘Flight Risk’ Frank Ledwidge 102-105
Book Review: ‘Losing Military Supremacy: The Myopia of American Strategic Planning’ Paul Stoddart 106-109
Book Review: ‘This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality’ Keith Dear 110-113
Book Review: ‘Fighters in the Blood: The Story of a Spitfire Pilot – and the Son Who Followed in his Footsteps’ James Beldon 114-117
Book Review: ‘Britain’s War: A New World, 1942-1947’ Paul Marr 118-121
Book Review: ‘The Blitz Companion: Aerial warfare, civilians and the city since 1911’ Mark Russell 122-125

Air and Space Power Review Volume 22

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Aerial Co-operation with the Navy C H K Edmonds 10-31
Commander’s Perspective: Establishing the Air Truth Stuart Atha 32-59
Viewpoint: An Ethics Framework for Autonomous Weapon Systems Peter Lee 60-81
A New Way in War? Russian ‘Hybrid’ Warfare in the Ukrainian Conflict of 2014 Tom Raeburn 82-93
Commanders’ Perspective: Commanders’ Reflections – Tornado GR Force Matt Bressani, Wg Cdr James Heeps 94-101
Air Power Proliferation: How Commercial-off-the- Shelf Drones are Being Used by Violent Extremist Organisations to Influence the Future of Warfare in the Air Peers Lyle 102-121
The RAF and its Approach to Science in the Interwar Period Mark Russell 122-137
Book Review: ‘Global Defense Procurement and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’ Al Byford 138-141
Book Review: ‘Goliath: Why the West doesn’t win wars. And what we need to do about it’ Paul Stoddart 142-145
Book Review: ‘All the Factors of Victory: Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves and the Origins of Carrier Airpower’ Steven Paget 146-147

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Viewpoint: A Familiar Frontier: British Defence Strategy and Spacepower Bleddyn Bowen 6-15
Protecting Next Generation Military Satellite Communications with an Innovative Disaggregation Approach: Delivering Major Gains Through Business Change Mark Chang 16-31
Viewpoint: The Normalisation of Anti-Satellite Capabilities Alexandra Stickings 32-41
Putting AI into Air: What is Artificial Intelligence and What it Might Mean for the Air Environment James Waller, Dr Phillip Morgan 42-57
Between Air and Space – Zephyr and the Future of High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites Within Defence Lilie Weaver 58-75
Viewpoint: More Science, Less Art: Big Data, The Information Revolution and Decision-Making in the Royal Air Force Keith Dear 76-89
Multi-Domain Operations: A Review of Contemporary Concepts and an Analysis of Select Capabilities and Actions of Fighter Command and 11 Group During the Battle of Britain Jamie Meighan 90-109
Lost in Space: The Defeat of the V-2 and Post-War British Exploitation of German Long-Range Rocket Technology Bryan Hunt 110-145
Book Review: ‘Reaper Force: Inside Britain’s Drone Wars’ Tony Mason 146-149
Book Review: ‘The Man Who Took the Rap: Sir Robert Brooke- Popham and the Fall of Singapore’ Peter Gray 150-153
Book Review: ‘Limiting Risk in America’s Wars’ Peter Lee 154-157
Book Review: ‘Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy 1945-1975’ Tim Below 158-161

Air Power Review Volume 22

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Military Aviation’s Cyber Challenge: Are Cyber Vulnerabilities a Credible Threat to a Modern Air Force? Daniel Lydiate 6-39
Justice from Above: The Application of Militarised American Air Power in the War on Drugs Iwan Benneyworth 40-63
High Flying Agents and Mystical Technology: Air Power, Bush Warfare and the Nuers, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1927-1928 Andrew Roe 64-87
‘Hot Air, Aeroplanes and Arabs’: T E Lawrence and Air Power John Alexander 88-111
‘… They Could be a Jolly Nuisance’: The Littorio-Class Battleships and RAF Bomber Command’s Bombing of Spezia, January-June 1943 Richard John Worrall 112-141
Viewpoint: Spiritual Resilience David Richardson 142-147
Book Review: ‘The Flatpack Bombers – The Royal Navy and the Zeppelin Menace’ David Tucker 148-149
Book Review: ‘The Mint’ Matthew Smith 150-153
Book Review: ‘21st Century Patton: Strategic Insights for the Modern Era’ Andrew Roe 154-157
Book Review: ‘Bolts from the Blue: From Cold War Warrior to Chief of the Air Staff’ James Beldon 158-161
Book Review: ‘Spitfire Over Everest’ Hon Paul Beaver 162-163

Air Power Review Volume 21

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Air Power in an Age of Armed Humanitarian Intervention Luke Botting 14-39
Air Power and Intervention: The Royal Air Force Experience in the Former Yugoslavia, 1992-1995 David Jordan 40-59
The RAF’s Experience of Command and Control in Operation Telic, the Second Gulf War, 2003 Sebastian Ritchie 60-81
UK Air Power in Operation Unified Protector, Libya 2011 Sebastian Ritchie 82-105
The Distance Paradox: Reaper, the Human Dimension of Remote Warfare, and Future Challenges for the RAF Peter Lee 106-131
Integrating Cyber with Air Power in the Second Century of the Royal Air Force Paul Withers 132-159
Viewpoint: Twenty-first Century Air Power: Future Challenges and Opportunities David D Deptula 160-179
Viewpoint: The Blurring of the Air and Space Domains – Perspective of the Physical, Moral and Conceptual Implications for the Royal Air Force in its Second Century Philip Lester 180-193
Book Review: ‘The Royal Air Force: The First One Hundred Years’ James Parker 194-197
Book Review: ‘Governing from the Skies: A Global History of Aerial Bombing’ John Alexander 198-201
Book Review: ‘Drones and Terrorism: Asymmetric Warfare and the Threat to Global Security’ and ‘Armed Drones and Globalization in the Asymmetric War on Terror’ Clare Muir 202-207
Book Review: ‘Ethics and Autonomous Weapons’ Mark Phelps 208-211
Book Review: ‘2020: World of War’ Angus MacIntyre 211-215

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
An Effort of Biblical Proportions – The Berlin Airlift 1948-1949 Sebastian Cox 8-35
‘Time is No Longer Our Ally’: RAF Bomber Command, Deterrence and the Transition to War, 1955-62 Clive Richards 36-61
The Cold War Cinderella Service: RAF Maritime Patrol Aircraft Operations Since 1945 Rob O’Dell 62-85
The ‘Most Daring Raid’? The Royal Air Force, Operation Black Buck and the Falklands Conflict, 1982 David Jordan, Wg Cdr John Shields 86-109
‘In at the Deep End’: RAF Harrier Operations During Operation Corporate, 1982 David Jordan, Wg Cdr John Shields 110-129
No Ordinary Job: A Personal Perspective Paddy Teakle 130-145
Operation Granby and the Dawn of Precision in the Royal Air Force: A Personal Perspective Alistair Byford 146-161
Book Review: ‘Sustaining Air Power: Royal Air Force Logistics Since 1918’ Jamie Cameron 162-165
Book Review: ‘The Royal Air Force Day-by-Day 1918-2018’ Alastair Noble 166-167

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Air Power Review’s Place in RAF History Tony Mason 3-11
Fighting in the Air (Personal Recollections 3rd course document and essay II) WilliS Douglas 12-33
Experiences with a Day Bombing Squadron in the Independent Force in 1918 (Personal Recollections 2nd course document and essay VII) John C Quinnell 34-47
The Prophet’s Interpreter: Sir Samuel Hoare, Hugh Trenchard and Their Campaign for Influence Sophy Gardner 48-61
Air Power in British Somaliland, 1920: The Arrival of Gordon’s Bird- Men, Independent Operations and Unearthly Retributions Andrew Roe 74-93
The RAF’s ‘Special’ Force Before the Special Duties Squadron Richard Newton 94-109
RAF Inter-War Operations on the North-West Frontier Andrew Walters 110-139
The Air Defence of Great Britain: An Overview, 1920-1936 David Jordan 140-159
Reaping the Whirlwind – Bomber Command’s War Sebastian Cox 160-177
Coastal Command in the Second World War John Buckley 178-201
Learning Together, Winning Together: Air Ground Cooperation in the Western Desert Robert Ehlers 202-233
Book Review: ‘The Royal Flying Corps, The Western Front and the Control of the Air, 1914-1918’ Phil Clare 234-237
Book Review: ‘Burma 44: The Battle That Turned Britain’s War in the East’ David Bett 238-241
Book Review: ‘Making Jet Engines in World War II: Britain, Germany and the United States’ Mark Russell 242-245
Book Review: ‘A Most Enigmatic War: R.V. Jones and the Genesis of British Scientific Intelligence 1939-45’ Lilie Weaver 246-249
Book Review: ‘How The War Was Won: Air-Sea Power and Allied Victory in World War II’ John Alexander 250-252

Air Power Review Volume 20

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
The Royal Flying Corps During Operation MICHAEL Phil Clare 10-31
‘We Never Talk About That Now’: Air-Land Integration in the Western Desert 1940-42 Dave Smathers 32-48
Strategic Bombing and Morale: To what extend did Operation GOMORRAH affect British and German morale? Warren Huggins 50-73
Viewpoint: Basil H Liddell Hart: His Applicability to Modern War Philip Meilinger 74-84
Book Review: ‘Waging Insurgent Warfare: Lessons from the Vietcong to the Islamic State’ Vladimir Rauta 86-88
Book Review: ‘Apache Over Libya’ Christina Goulter 90-92
Book Review: ‘Fighting with Allies: America and Britain in Peace and War’ Mark Smith 94-96
Book Review: ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow’ Lee Ashcroft 98-100
Book Review: ‘Why Spy? The Art of Intelligence’ Mark Kennedy 102-103
Book Review: ‘The Myth of the Strong Leader: Political Leadership in the Modern Age’ Sean O’Connor 104-106

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Air Power and the Origins of Deterrence Theory before 1939 Richard Overy 8-33
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor and the Prevention of War Michael Howard 34-44
The Royal Air Force and the Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: An Introduction David Jordan 46-51
UK Governments and the British Bomber-Borne Nuclear Deterrence, 1945-1955 Alan Jackson 52-84
Viewpoint: A View from Whitehall Peter Hudson 90-94
Witness Seminar: RAF Bomber Command and the Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 Michael Kandiah, David Jordan 98-128
Selected Chronology of the RAF and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Robin Woolven 130-141
Bomber Command and the Cuban Missile Crisis: At the Brink of Armageddon? Len Scott 142-153
Deterrence at a Distance: Air Power and Conventional Deterrence in the Emerging Global Environment Stu Patton 156-180
Viewpoint: Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Enhancing Deterrence? Mark Hilborne 182-190
Deterrence: Further Reading David Jordan 192-205

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Air Power in Darfur, 1916: The Hunt for Sultan Ali Dinar and the Menace of the Fur Army Andrew Roe 8-24
‘Complete Failure’: The British and Dominion Aerial Re-supply 1915-16 Paul Barnes 26-43
Indefensible? A Reassessment of the Part Played by RAF Personnel in the Battle of Crete 1941 David Stubbs 44-64
Air Marshal Sir John Slessor: The Unsung British Cold War Strategist Bill Pike 66-91
Viewpoint: Reply to: The Battle of France, Bartholomew and Barratt: The Creation of Army Cooperation Command Matthew Powell 92-96
Viewpoint: Towards Unification: The View from the Air Victoria Thorpe 98-107
Viewpoint: Staying Relevant? The Future Utility of Air Power Clive Blount 108-114
Book Review: ‘Wiki at War: Conflict in a Socially Networked World’ by James Jay Carafano Paul Withers 116-118
Book Review: ‘Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction’ by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner Clive Blount 120-121
Book Review: ‘Shifting Sands: The Unravelling of the Old Order’ by Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson John Hart 122-124
Book Review: ‘Runways to Freedom: The Special Duties Squadrons of RAF Tempsford’ by Robert Body Richard Newton 126-128
Book Review: ‘Air Warfare: History, Theory and Practice’ by Air Cdre (Retd) Dr Peter Gray Ian Shields 130-131
Book Review: ‘The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin’ by Steve Lee Myers Vladimir Rauta 132-133

Air Power Review Volume 19

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
The Royal Air Force and the Irish War of Independence 1918-1922 David Richardson 10-33
Flight Training in the First World War and its Legacy Trevor Nash 34-53
Communicating to Win Simon Harper, Jim Beldon 54-65
Viewpoint: Inner Lights: The Sources of Insight and Innovation Within Air Forces Robert C Owen 66-75
Viewpoint: Assessing Assessments: How Useful is Predictive Intelligence? John Hetherington, Keith Dear 76-87
Book Review: ‘The Battle for Britain: Inter-Service Rivalry Between the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy 1909-1940’ by Anthony J Cumming Colin McHattie 88-90
Book Review: ‘The Baghdad Air Mail’ by Wing Commander Roderic Hill Chloe Bridge 92-94
Book Review: ‘Binary Bullets: The Ethics of Cyberwarfare’ by Fritz Allhoff, Adam Hensschke and Bradley Jay Stawser Eoin Sands 96-98
Book Review: ‘Red Team: How to Succeed by Thinking Like the Enemy’ by Micah Zenko Mal Craghill 100-102
Book Review: ‘Hubris: The Tragedy of War in the Twentieth Century’ by Alistair Horne Frank Ledwidge 104-106
Book Review: ‘The Unravelling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq’ by Emma Sky Matthew Smith 108-110

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Britain and the Gulf War: A Chronology Royal Air Force 9-29
Introduction: Britain and the 1991 Gulf War Michael Kandiah, David Jordan, Kate Utting 30-36
Britain and the 1991 Gulf War Witness Seminar: Origins of the Conflict up to Desert Shield Royal Air Force 37-56
Britain and the 1991 Gulf War Witness Seminar: Discussion of the Prosecution of the Conflict Royal Air Force 57-79
Britain and the 1991 Gulf War Witness Seminar Discussion of the Aftermath of the Conflict Royal Air Force 80-99
Interview with Lord King of Bridgwater Kate Utting, Michael Kandiah 100-120
Interview with Lord Wakeham of Maldon Kate Utting, Michael Kandiah 121-129
Viewpoints: Reality of War: Tornado GR1 1,000lb GPB Low-Level Loft Delivery, 17 Jan 1991 Mike Toft 130-133
Viewpoints: Reality of War: Tornado GR1 JP233 Delivery, 17 Jan 1991 Andy Walters 134-140
Selected Tornado GR1 and Jaguar GR1 Mission Reports, 16 Jan to 23 Feb 1991 Paul Wilkins 141-187
The Royal Air Force and the First Gulf War, 1990-91: A Case Study in the Identification and Implementation of Air Power Lessons Sebastian Ritchie 188-205
Operation GRANBY: Maritime Air Reconnaissance Sebastian Ritchie 206-227
Evolution, not Revolution? Some Thoughts on Desert Storm and the RMA Debate Andrew Green 228-237
A War Misunderstood? Some Brief Reflections on Britain’s Air War in the Gulf 1990-91 David Jordan 238-247
RAF Air Policing Over Iraq – Uses and Abuses of History Peter Gray 248-255
The RAF in Operation TELIC: Offensive Air Power, March-April 2003 Sebastian Ritchie 256-270
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM Air Campaign: A Tactical Military Success, or a Strategic Information Failure? Mark Tobin 271-289
Introduction: Book Reviews of 10 Essential Reading First Gulf War Titles Chris Hunter 290-291
‘Arab Storm: Politics and Diplomacy Behind the Gulf War’ by Alan Munro Angharad Boyson 292-294
‘Desert Warrior: A Personal View of the Gulf War’ by HRH General Khaled Bin Sultan Ian Shields 295-296
‘The Generals’ War: The Inside Story of the First Gulf War’ by Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor Mal Craghill 297-299
‘War with Iraq: Critical Lessons’ by General Buster Glosson USAF (Retd) Alexander McKenzie 301-302
‘Heart of the Storm: The Genesis of the Air Campaign Against Iraq’ by Richard T Reynolds John Alexander 303-305
‘Strategic Air Power in Desert Storm’ by John Andreas Olsen David Richardson 306-308
‘On Target: Organising and Executing the Strategic Air Campaign Against Iraq’ by Richard G Davis Phil Lester 309-310
‘The Iraq Wars and America’s Military Revolution’ by Keith L Shimko Shaun Harvey 311-313
‘Storm Command: A Personal Account of the Gulf War’ by Sir Peter de la Billiére Wayne Lovejoy 314-316
‘Thunder & Lightning – The RAF in the Gulf: Personal Experiences of War’ by Charles Allen Nigel Jones 317-319

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
‘A Gift to Our People’: The Use of Drone Technology by Islamist Insurgents Clive Blount, Charlie Sammut 8-24
Cyberspace Conflict: A New Phenomenon or an Extension of the Enduring Role of Information Warfare? Paul Withers 26-42
A ‘Miserable Damn Performance’? The Effectiveness of American Air Power Against Insurgency in Vietnam Dan Shaw 44-54
How Important were Personality, Ego and Personal Relationships to British Air-Land Integration in the Western Desert and Normandy? Paul Rait 56-79
Viewpoint: The Trilateral Strategic Initiative – A Primer for Developing Future Airpower Cooperation Peter Goldfein, André Adamson 80-88
Viewpoint: Reply to: The Battle of France, Bartholomew and Barratt: The Creation of Army Co-operation Command Greg Baughen 90-94
Book Review: ‘Crowded Orbits: Conflict and Cooperation in Space’ by James Clay Moltz Gerry Doyle 96-98
Book Review: ‘The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests’ by James Clay Moltz Mark Presley 100-102
Book Review: ‘War: What Is It Good For? The Role of Conflict in Civilisation, From Primates to Robots’ by Ian Morris Ralph Dinsley 103-106
Book Review: ‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’ by Steven Pinker David Richardson 108-109
Book Review: ‘No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War Through Afghan Eyes’ by Anand Gopal Sandy McKenzie 110-112
Book Review: ‘Wings of Empire: The Forgotten Wars of the Royal Air Force, 1919-1939’ by Barry Renfrew Richard Newton 114-116

Air Power Review Volume 18

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
F-111K: Britain’s Lost Lost Bomber Richard Moore 10-28
The RAF in Operation Telic: Offensive Air Power, March-April 2003 Sebastian Ritchie 30-44
The Art of Article 5: The Utility of NATO’s Jus ad Bellum in the Face of Ambiguous Warfare Andrew Otchie 46-60
Viewpoint: Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems – Warfare’s Best Humanitarian Hope? Jim Beldon 62-73
Viewpoint: Future Mission Training in the Royal Air Force: The Utility of Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) Technologies Joe Doyle 74-80
Book Review: ‘Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War’ by P W Singer and August Cole Keith Dear 82-84
Book Review: ‘Jaguar Boys: True Tales from Operators of the Big Cat in Peace and War’ by Ian Hall David Jordan 86-88
Book Review: ‘A Short History of the First World War’ by Gary Sheffield Paul Withers 90-92

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
British Strategy in a Certain Eventuality Sebastian Cox 15-39
Imminence of a German Invasion of Great Britain – Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee Sebastian Cox 40-44
11 Group Instructions to Controllers and Analysis Sebastian Cox 46-69
‘Battle of Britain Despatch’ by Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding Sebastian Cox 70-136
The Rise and Fall of the German Air Force – (Air Pamphlet 248) 1922-1940 Sebastian Cox 138-161
‘Despised and Neglected’? British Fighter Defence, 1922-1940 John Alexander 162-181
The Battle of Britain: A Not So Narrow Margin John Shields 182-196
The Vital Pre-Requisite: The Battle of Britain and the Enduring Importance of Control of the Air Al Gillespie 198-215
Book Review: ‘Churchill and His Airmen: Relationships, Intrigue and Policy Making 1914-1945’ by Vincent Orange Sebastian Cox 216-219
Book Review: ‘The Battle of Britain: Five Months that Changed History, May – October 1940’ by James Holland David Jordan 220-222
Book Review: ‘When Britain Saved the West: The Story of 1940’ by Robin Prior David Jordan 224-227

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Conceptualising the Conceptual Component: One Airman’s Perspective Paul Wilkins 10-26
Revitalising the Conceptual Component: Addressing Britain’s Future Strategic Challenges Dan Brown 30-45
Developing a Flexible Royal Air Force for an Age of Uncertainty Paul O’Neill 46-65
Delivering Flexibility Through People: Harnessing Human Capability Paul O’Neill 66-88
The Battle of France, Bartholomew and Barratt: The Creation of Army Co-operation Command Matthew Powell 90-106
The United Kingdom’s National Interest: A Framework & Definition Andy Turner 108-125
What is the Utility of the Fifth Domain? Paul Withers 126-150
Viewpoint: UK Aerospace Power in Future Force 2020 Professor Philip Sabin 152-158

Air Power Review Volume 17

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
The Illusion of Victory: How War is Won or Lost in the Mind of the Observer! Tim Fawdry-Jeffries 10-44
Libya – The Responsibility to Protect and the Use of Military Force Mark Phelps 46-81
Politics and the Limits of Responsibility to Protect Peter Lee 82-101
Politics and Military Advice: Lessons from the Campaign in Greece 1941 David Stubbs 102-126
Viewpoint: The British Military and the ‘Special Relationship’ Wyn Rees 128-138
Book Review: ‘Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War’ by Robert Coram Shaun Harvey 140-141

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
The Bridge to Air Power – Aviation Engineering on the Western Front 1914-1918 Peter Dye 10-22
Haig and Trenchard: Achieving Air Superiority on the Western Front Paul Marr 24-46
Fit for Purpose? An Analysis of Operational Training in Bomber Command 1934-1944 Trevor Nash 48-67
Concentration and Asymmetry in Air Combat: Lessons for the Defensive Employment of Air Power Ian Horwood, Niall MacKay, Christopher Price 68-91
Viewpoint: How Well Do We Understand Air Command and Control? Alistair Byford 92-99
Book Review: ‘Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla’ by David Kilcullen Wayne Lovejoy 100-102
Book Review: ‘Vulcan Boys – From the Cold War to the Falklands – True Tales of the Iconic Delta B-Bomber’ by Tony Blackman David Jordan 104-106

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Why Airdrop? Daniel Rich 10-35
The Royal Air Force and the First Gulf War, 1990-91: A Case Study in the Identification and Implementation of Air Power Lessons Sebastian Ritchie 36-53
The V-Weapons Offensive: Its Impact Upon the Allied War Effort and Some Reflections Upon the Contemporary Implications of Weapons of Mass Effect Martin Johnson 54-65
Viewpoint: Eagles and Air Power: The Lord of the Rings as Doctrine Kenneth Payne 66-75
Book Review: ‘Air Commanders’ by John Andreas Olsen Tony Mason 76-83
Book Review: ‘The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today’ Clive Blount 84-86

Air Power Review Volume 16

Issue 4

Title Authors Pages
Sir David Henderson, Father of the Royal Air Force H A Jones, David Jordan 8-21
The Birth of British Military Aviation Royal Air Force 22-63
Pre-War Developments in British Military Aviation Royal Air Force, David Jordan 64-97
The Development of Air Power in World War 1 Royal Air Force 98-151
The Formation of the Royal Air Force Royal Air Force 152-225
The Independent Force Royal Air Force 226-245
The Royal Air Force Post World War 1 Royal Air Force 246-313

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
RPAS: Future Force or Force Multiplier? An Analysis of Manned/ Unmanned Platforms and Force Balancing Damian Killeen 10-28
Rights, Wrongs and Drones: Remote Warfare, Ethics and the Challenge of Just War Reasoning Peter Lee 30-49
Military Autonomous & Robotic Systems Guy Edwards 50-71
Operation SERVAL: The Air Power Lessons of France’s Intervention in Mali Al Byford 72-81
Viewpoint: Rising from the Ashes: The Democratization in the States of Former Yugoslavia Clive Blount 82-91
Viewpoint: Air Power: Independent Action and Independent Effect Francesco Agresti 92-97
Book Review: ‘Cyber War Will Not Take Place’ by Thomas Rid Paul Withers 98-99
Book Review: ‘The Quick and the Dead’ by William Waterton James Brooks 100-102

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Rise of the Robots? Western Unmanned Air Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2001 to 2010 Joe Doyle 10-31
African Union Intervention Capacity: Implications for Air Power Rob O’Dell 32-49
The Troublesome 1930s: General Unrest, Intense Activity and Close Cooperation Andrew Roe 50-70
Viewpoint: ‘Military Momentum – Increasing Velocity to Offset Reducing Mass’ Paddy Teakle 72-82
Book Review: ‘The Strategic Bombing of Germany: A Review Essay’ Phillip Meilinger 84-93
Book Review: ‘A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon’ by Neil Sheehan Clive Blount 94-99
Book Review: ‘The Second World War’ by Anthony Beevor Ian Shields 100-101
Book Review: ‘The Sowreys: A Unique and Remarkable Record of One Family’s Sixty-Five Years of Distinguished RAF Service’ by Air Cdre Graham Pitchfork Chris Hobson 102-103

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Air Power, Influence and the Operational Level Johnny Stringer 10-30
A New Paradigm for British Air Power? Richard Grimshaw 32-49
Air Power and the British Anti-Shipping Campaign in the Mediterranean, 1940-1944 Richard Hammond 50-69
Return from the Wilderness: An Assessment of Arthur Harris’ Moral Responsibility for the German City Bombings Peter Lee 70-90
A Historical Perspective on Defence Procurement – The Competition for the Replacement of the Avro Shackleton Mk 1 & 2, 1963-1966 Tomas Yonge 92-109
Viewpoint: Using Air Power in a Small War – A Battlegroup Commander’s Reflections on Operations in Afghanistan – Winter 2010/11 Colin Weir 110-123
Viewpoint: ‘Libyan Fractured Identity: Air Power and the Role of Pop-Up Government’ Andrea Watts 124-130
Viewpoint: ‘Air Power and Coercion: The Royal Air Force and Operation Bolton, 1997-2000’ Sebastian Ritchie 132-140
Book Review: ‘Airpower for Strategic Effect’ by Colin Gray Chris Luck 142-144

Air Power Review Volume 15

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
RPAS and the Ethical Landscape of Contemporary Conflict Nicholas Tucker-Lowe 1-15
The First Drone War: Air Power for Strategic Effect Kenny Fuchter 17-34
The Chinese threat to US interests in the Asia-Pacific Region and implications for US defence arrangements with Southeast Asia and Japan James Beldon 36-57
Gradual Reform or a Turning Point in Russian Military Transformation: How Russian Air Power has developed through Conflict and Reform from 1991-2012 Chantal Baker 59-79
Viewpoint: Motion Intelligence and Air Power: A Concept Keith Slack 81-95
Viewpoint: EBO – Fit for Purpose? Paul Stoddart 97-101
Book Review: ‘The Capture of Louisbourg 1758’ by Hugh Boscawen Neville Parton 107-109
Book Review: ‘Dam Busters: The Race To Smash The Dams 1943’ by James Holland Ian Shields 111-112

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Air Power and Morale in the North African Campaign of the Second World War Jonathan Fennell 1-16
Stalemate: How the Future of Air Power might look in the shadow of the emerging fifth-generation Air Threat Kevin Terrett 17-32
The Potential for Unmanned Combat Air Systems to Gain Control of the Air in Future Warfare Colin Wills 33-54
What’s Sex Got To Do With It? Women, Peace and Security for Future Operations Vix Anderton 55-64
‘Bugsplat’ and Fallible Humans: The Hi-Tech US Drone Campaign Over North-West Pakistan Andrew Roe 65-82
Viewpoint: A Trilateral Renaissance of Expeditionary NATO Air Power Tim Below 83-86
Viewpoint: Airpower and Afghanistan Dave Best 87-90
Book Review: ‘Development, Security and Unending War. Governing the World of Peoples’ by Mark Duffield Chantal Baker 91-92
Book Review: ‘Global Air Power’ by John Andreas Olsen Tim Below 93-98

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Remoteness, Risk and Aircrew Ethos Peter Lee 1-20
Evacuation by Air: The All-But-Forgotten Kabul Airlift of 1928-29 Andrew Roe 21-38
A Greek Tragedy? The Royal Air Force’s Campaign in the Balkans, November 1940 to April 1941 Alistair Byford 39-52
The Persian Gulf and British Defence Policy, 1956-1971 Ben Jones 53-80
Non-Kinetic Operations: Information Operations, Air Force Style BruMignot 81-90
Viewpoint: The Renaissance of Air Power Sandy McKenzie 91-96
Viewpoint: War at a Distance – An Alternative Perspective Rob Wheeler 97-102
Book Review: ‘British Naval Aviation: The First 100 Years’ by Tim Benbow Alistair Byford 103-106
Book Review: ‘Seven Pillars of Wisdom’ by T E Lawrence Greg Hammond 107-109

Air Power Review Volume 14

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Combat-ISTAR; A New Philosophy on the Battle for Information in the Future Operating Environment Stuart Evans 1-10
Learning the Hard Way: A Comparative Perspective on Airborne Operations in the Second World War Sebastian Ritchie 11-34
Fair Stood the Wind for France? The Royal Air Force’s Experience in 1940 as a Case Study of the Relationship Between Policy, Strategy and Doctrine Alistair Byford 35-60
‘Good God, Sir, Are You Hurt’? The Realities and Perils of Operating Over India’s Troublesome North-West Frontier Andrew Roe 61-82
The Indian Air Force in Wars Jasjit Singh 83-98
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM Air Campaign: A Tactical Military Success, or a Strategic Information Failure? Mark Tobin 99-118
The British Joint Area Combined Headquarters Scheme and the Command and Control of Maritime Air Power Richard Goette 119-136
Book Review: ‘Cables from Kabul: The Inside Story of the West’s Afghanistan Campaign’ by Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles Greg Hammond 137-140
Book Review: ‘The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps Between Plans, Actions and Results’ by Stephen Bungay Neville Parton 141-144

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Combat ISTAR Stuart Evans 1-4
Bombers, ‘Butchers’, and Britain’s Bête Noire: Reappraising RAF Bomber Command’s Role in World War II Robert Ehlers 5-18
Balanced Air Power in an Age of Austerity: The Leadership Challenge Peter Gray 19-30
War at a Distance? Some Thoughts for Air Power Practitioners Clive Blount 31-40
Missile-Defence Dilemmas David Gates 41-54
The End of Air Power History and the Last Airman: Air Power, Liberal Democracy and the British Way of War John Alexander 55-74
Book Review: ‘The Age of Air Power’ by Martin van Creveld Clive Blount 75-78
Book Review: ‘Lawrence of Arabia’s Secret Air Force: Based on the Diary of Flight Sergeant George Hynes’ John Alexander 79-82
Book Review: ‘Joint Doctrine Note 2/11: The UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ Ian Shields 83-86
Book Review: ‘The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps Between Plans, Actions and Results’ by Stephen Bungay Neville Parton 87-90

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
RAF Air Policing Over Iraq – Uses and Abuses of History Peter Gray 1-10
Reflections on the Maxwell ‘Revolution’: John Warden and Reforms in Professional Military Education Joel Hayward, Tamir Libel 11-34
Strategic Paralysis in Irregular Warfare Richard Newton 35-50
Aviation and Guerrilla War: Proposals for ‘Air Control’ of the North-West Frontier of India Andrew Roe 51-74
Air Power in the Mau Mau Conflict: The Government’s Chief Weapon Steve Chappell 75-92
Networking not ‘the Network’: the Key to Information Age Warfare Stew Edmondson 93-104
Viewpoint: Space Matters! Ian Shields 105-110

Air Power Review Volume 13

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Air & Space Power after the SDSR Stephen Dalton 1-8
The Gloves Will Have to Come Off: A Reappraisal of the Legitimacy of the RAF Bomber Offensive Against Germany Peter Gray 9-40
The Qur’an and War: Observations on Islamic Just War Joel Hayward 41-64
Christianity, the West and Just War in the Twenty-First Century Peter Lee 65-84
Prevention is Better Than Cure: What is the Utility of Air Power in Conflict Prevention? Clive Blount 85-96
‘Pink’s War’ – Applying the Principles of Air Control to Waziristan, 9 March to 1 May 1925 Andrew Roe 97-118
False Start: the Enduring Air Power Lessons of the Royal Air Force’s Campaign in Norway, April-June 1940 Alistair Byford 119-142
Viewpoint: After the Surge: Implications of Strategic Shift in Afghanistan and Beyond Alexander McKenzie 143-154
Viewpoint: The Current and Future Utility of Air and Space Power Philip Sabin 155-174
Book Review: ‘The Cinderella Service: RAF Coastal Command 1939- 1945’ by Andrew Hendrie Clive Blount 175-176
Book Review: ‘Back Bearings: A Navigator’s Tale 1942 to 1974’ by Gp Capt Eric Cropper Clive Blount 177-178
Book Review: ‘Counterinsurgency’ by David Kilcullen John Alexander 179-180
Book Review: ‘Night Fighters – Luftwaffe and RAF Air Combat over Europe 1939-45’ by Colin D Heaton and Anne-Marie Lewis David Richardson 181-182

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Air Power, Coercion and … Irregular Warfare? Richard Newton 1-20
Modern Airpower, Counter Insurgency and Lawrence of Arabia Clive Blount 21-32
The RAF in Command: The Policing of Mesopotamia from the Air Paul Horne 33-42
Air Power Lessons from the Counter Insurgency Operations in Malaya, Borneo and Aden James Parker 43-54
‘The Strategic, Moral and Conceptual Significance of Victory in the Battle of Britain Russ La Forte 55-68
Adding Brain to Brawn: The School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and its Impact on Air Power Thinking Tamir Libel, Joel Hayward 69-80
Viewpoint: W(h)ither Air Power Education? Al Byford , Ian Shields 95-107
Historic Book Review: ‘Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War’ by Robert Pape Neville Parton 81-88
Book Review: ‘Going to War: British Debates from Wilberforce to Blair’ by Philip Towle Neville Parton 89-92
Book Review: ‘The Evolution of International Security Studies’ by Barry Buzan and Lene Hansen Ian Shields 93-94

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Network Enabled Capability, Air Power and Irregular Warfare: The Israeli Air Force Experience in the Lebanon and Gaza, 2006-2009 Al Byford 1-12
The Psychological Use of Air Power: A Growth Area for the Future Kevin Marsh 13-34
Air Power’s Early Development in America and Italy Paul O’Neill 35-54
The Impact of the Changing Strategic Environment on the Delivery of Air Power Stuart Hatzel 55-68
The Maritime Perspective of Air Power Nick Walker 69-80
Viewpoint: The Life of an Air Attaché: Alcohol, Cholesterol and Protocol? Ian Elliott 81-84
Letter: Response to 'Building a Good Instrument' Ian Shields 97-98
Letter: Finding Time for Fun Alistair Monkman 99-109
Book Review: ‘High Stakes: Britain’s Air Arms in Action 1945-1990’ by Vic Flintham Clive Blount 85-86
Book Review: ‘The Price of Peace: Just War in the Twenty-First Century’ by Charles Reed and David Ryall Ian Shields 87-88
Historic Book Review: ‘The Air Campaign’ by John Warden Neville Parton 89-96

Air Power Review Volume 12

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
The Future of British Air and Space Power: A Personal Perspective Stephen Dalton 1-14
Air Power and the Environment: The Ecological Implications of Modern Air Warfare Joel Hayward 15-42
‘Executive Fuller’! – The Royal Air Force and the Channel Dash Al Byford 43-64
Air Power and the Contemporary Army Chris Luck 65-76
Air/Land Integration and the 100 Days: The Case of Third Army Jonathan Boff 77-88
‘Building a Good Instrument’: Assessing the Likely Characteristics of Future Conflicts and Their Implications for the Air Component Helen Miller 89-104
Viewpoint: Air Power and Agility Ian Shields 105-112
Viewpoint: Is Defence Carrying Too Much ‘RISK’? Dave Stubbs 113-118
Book Review: ‘Torpedo Leader’ by Wg Cdr Patrick Gibbs DSO DFC Clive Blount 119-120
Book Review: ‘The Science of Bombing: Operational Research in RAF Bomber Command’ Bob Gordon 121-124
Historic Book Review: ‘The Limits of Air Power: The American Bombing of North Vietnam’ Neville Parton 125-133

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Man on the Moon: Forty Years On Clive Blount 1-15
Can the UK Remain a First Division Player in Military Operations without Significant Additional Investment in Space-Based Capability? Stephen Jones 16-51
China’s Military Space Strategy Kenny Fuchter 52-75
Space as a Medium for Warfighting Gerry Doyle 76-95
Counterspace Operations and the Evolution of US Military Space Doctrine Michael Sheehan 96-113
Viewpoint: UK Space Policy Mark Hilbourne 134-146
Letter: Lessons for the Royal Air Force from the Spanish Civil War David Jordan 133
Historic Book Review: ‘John Boyd and Air Power Theory’ Neville Parton 114-123
Book Review: ‘Astropolitik: Classical Geopolitics in the Space Age’ by Everett C Dolman Ian Shields 124-127
Book Review: ‘Wolfram von Richthofen: Master of the German Air War’ by James S Corum Al Byford 128-131

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
France and the Development of British Military Aviation Peter Dye 1-13
The Myths and Realities of Air Anti-Submarine Warfare During the Great War John Abbatiello 14-31
Through a Glass Darkly: The Royal Air Force and the Lessons of the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Brian Armstrong 32-55
British Thinking on Air Power – The Evolution of AP3000 Christopher Finn 56-67
The Quest for Relevant Air Power – Continental Europe Christian Anrig 68-91
Air Power and the Russian-Georgian Conflict of 2008: Lessons Learned and Russian Military Reforms Stéphane Lefebvre, Roger McDermott 92-113
Letter from America Carl Scott 114-123
Historic Book Review: ‘Air Power in War’ by Lord Tedder Neville Parton 124-133
Book Review: ‘The Past as Prologue: The Importance of History to the Military Professional', edited by Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich Ian Shields 134-136

Air Power Review Volume 11

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Air Power and China in the 21st Century Kenny Fuchter 1-17
The Jebel Akhdar War: The Royal Air Force in Oman, 1952-1959 Peter Dye 18-33
Leadership in Air Operations – In Search of Air Power Leadership Ole Jørgen Maaø 34-53
The Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939-1946 Michael Alfred Peszke 54-75
Letter from America Carl Scott 76-87
Letter: An invitation to help shape UK doctrine Gen P R Newton 98
Letter: Soldiers are from Mars Paul Colley 99
Letter: Where are the air power strategists? A response Ian Shields 100-101
Letter: The Battle of France, a Response Sebastian Cox 102-103
Historic Book Review: ‘Victory Through Air Power’ by Major Alexander P De Seversky Neville Parton 88-95
Book Review: ‘The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy’ by Adam Tooze Peter Gray 96-97

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
The Air/Land Relationshi: An Historical Perspective, 1918-1991 Sebastian Cox 1-11
The Royal Air Force and Air/Land Integration in the 100 Days, August-November 1918 David Jordan 12-29
Friends in High Places: Air Power on the North-West Frontier of India Andrew Roe 30-43
To What Extent is Organisational Culture an Impediment to, or Driver of, Change Within the Armed Forces? Gek Peng Tay 44-59
The Battle of France, May 1940: Enduring, Combined and Joint Lessons Alistair Byford 60-73
A History of Military Aeromedical Evacuation Mary Hudson 74-101
Soldiers are from Mars and Airmen are from Venus: Does Air Power Do What it Says on the Tin? Paul Colley 102-118
Where are the Air Power Strategists? John Alexander 119-121
Viewpoint: Interpreting and Misinterpreting Air Power’s Strategic Potential – Overcoming the Sisyphean Labor Chris Luck 131-138
Historic Book Review: ‘Air Power and Armies’ by Wg Cdr J C Slessor Neville Parton 122-126
Book Review: ‘Strategy for Victory: The Development of British Tactical Air Power 1919-1943’ by David Ian Hall Ian Shields 127-130

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Where are the Air Power Strategists? Ian Shields 1-5
Air Power and Psychological Warfare Operations: Malaya, 1948-1960 Bryan J Hunt 6-19
The Origins of Military Aviation in India and the Creation of the Indian Air Force, 1910-1932. Part Two Clive Richards 20-49
RAF Counter-Insurgency Operations in Oman and Aden, 1950- 1970 Sebastian Ritchie 50-69
What is Meant by Harmonisation and What are the Implications for the RAF? S A Harper 70-105
The Provision of Transport and Support Aircraft to British Airborne Forces During the Second World War: Too Few Aircraft or Too Many Airborne Troops? Sebastian Ritchie 115-119
Historic Book Review: ‘Air Power and War Rights’ by J M Spaight Neville Parton 106-110
Book Review: ‘Nuclear Logics: Contrasting Paths in East Asia and the Middle East’ by Etel Solingen Ian Shields 111-112
Book Review: ‘Divining Victory: Air Power in the 2006 Israel- Hezbollah War’ by William M Arkin Neville Parton 113-114

Air Power Review Volume 10

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Expeditionary Air Operations in German East Africa – The Lessons for Today Peter Dye 1-29
Network Enabled Capability: A Theory Desperately in Need of Doctrine John Meiter 30-55
The Origins of Military Aviation in India and the Creation of the Indian Air Force, 1910-1932. Part One of Two Clive Richards 56-75
ROLLING THUNDER – A Failure of Intelligence and Cultural Awareness? Paul Robinson 76-87
‘… There is, I’m afraid, alternative …’ The Provision of Transport and Support Aircraft to British Airborne Forces During the Second World War John Greenacre 88-111
Historic Book Review: ‘The Command of the Air’ by Guilio Douhet (Translated by DiFerrari) Neville Parton 112-117

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
A Power: A Middle East Perspective Prince Feisal of Jordan 1-10
Combat Air Power in Irregular Warfare: Operational utility, the lack of narrative and risk of strategic failure Harry Kemsley 14-51
The Fall and Rise of the Luftwaffe Stu Peach 52-67
Ruling the Empire out of the Central Blue: The Royal Air Force and Counter-Insurgency (COIN) Operations in the Inter-War Period David Hall 68-79
Israel’s 2006 Campaign in the Lebanon: A failure of air power or a failure of doctrine? Neville Parton 80-93
Historic Book Review: ‘Basic Principles of Air Warfare’ written anonymously under the pseudonym ‘Squadron Leader’ Neville Parton 94-98
Book Review: ‘Making Sense of War: Strategy for the 21st Century’ by Alan Stephens and Nicola Baker Neville Parton 99-102

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
From Coningham to Project Coningham-Keyes: Did British Forces Relearn Historical Air-land Co-operation Lesssons During Operation TELIC? Harv Smyth 1-27
A Frontier Too Far: Is There Credible Justification for the United States to Weaponize Space? Johnny Stringer 28-49
RAF Nuclear Deterrence in the Cold War Paul Graham 50-75
The Legal and Moral Challenges Facing the 21st Century Air Commander Andy Myers 76-96
To What Extent Did Royal Air Force Employment of Electronic Warfare Contribute to the Outcome of the Strategic Night Bomber Offensive of World War II? Rob O’Dell 97-118
Historic Book Review: ‘Flying Corps Headquarters 1914-1918’ by Maurice Baring Neville Parton 119-130

Air Power Review Volume 9

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Doctrine from the Crucible: The British Air-Land Experience in the Second World War Ian Gooderson 1-15
Air Power and Special Operations: The RAF and Special Duties in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945 Sebastian Ritchie 14-31
Training Robust Warfighters for an Agile Air Force Steve Abbott 32-39
Sustaining Air Power: The Influence of Logistics on Royal Air Force Doctrine Peter Dye 40-51
The London Balloon Company Michael J Dunn 52-62
Book Review: ‘Drop Zone Borneo: The RAF Campaign 1963-65: The Most Successful Use of Armed Forces in the Twentieth Century’ by Roger Annett Nick Hudson 63-64

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Does the United Kingdom Require a Strategic Deterrent Capability Post-2030, or Is There a Better Strategy? D A Stamp 1-25
Does the Dambusters Raid Deserve its Growing Reputation as Operationally Daring but Strategically Futile? M Gilligan 26-47
Playing the ‘Killing Fields’ Without Killing: To What Extent Should the RAF Incorporate the Use of Non-Lethal Technologies? N J Hay 48-71
Perspectives on the Revolution in Military Affairs and Network Centric Warfare: Challenges for the UK Network Enabled Capability Programme S W Wray 72-93
Book Review: ‘Shot Down and in the Drink: RAF and Commonwealth aircrews saved from the sea 1939-1945’ by Air Cdre Graham Pitchfork Neville Parton 94-95
Book Review: ‘Anti-Submarine Warfare in World War I: British naval aviation and the defeat of the U-Boats’ by John J Abbatiello Neville Parton 96-97

Air Power Review Volume 8

Issue 4

Title Authors Pages
Air Control: Past, Present, Future? A J C Walters 1-19
Perspectives from Within the Profession Philip Sabin 20-33
The Command and Leadership Competence of ACM Sir Hugh Dowding Simon Braun 34-51
Did Allied Air Interdiction Live up to Expectations in the Italian Campaign 1943-1944? F Spence 52-63
In Command of History: The Air Power Implications Peter W Gray 64-71

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Mischief Night: Allied Radar Spoofing Operations 5-6 June 1944, D-Day Alfred Price 1-12
Britain’s Policy on Ballistic Missile Defence Jeremy Stocker 13-33
Effects Based Operations: A Case for the Primacy of Effects Ryan Clow 34-45
Are the Experiences of the Servicing Commandos Relevant Today? S D Ellard 46-70
The Culture of the World War II Luftwaffe Fighter Ace Dean Andrew 71-91
Air-Land Co-operation in Normandy: High-level Petulance and Intransigence Coloured Campaign Execution Cdre I Moncrieff 92-109
Book Review: ‘Dresden: Tuesday 13 February 1945’ by Frederick Taylor Neville Parton 110
Book Review: ‘The Reconstruction of Warriors: The Ordeal by Fire of World War II’s Airmen’ by E R Mayhew Neville Parton 111-112
Book Review: ‘Air Power from Kitty Hawk to Gulf War II: A History of the People, Ideas and Machines that Transformed War in the Century of Flight’ by Stephen Budiansky Sebastian Cox 113

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
The Air Doctrine of General Douhet Tulasne 1-3
The Utility of Air Power in Nation Building R M Poole 4-25
Operation Market Garden: Did Air Power Fail? Seb Ritchie 26-47
Long-Range Offensive Air Power: A Strategic War Winner, or Tactical Supporter of Ground Forces A J C Walters 48-73
Caught in the Middle: Air Combat between Israel and the RAF B T Williamson 74-89
Proportionality and the Laws of War: A Critical Analysis of the Principle of Proportion under Additional Protocol 1, 1977 Laurie-an D'Alderley 90-103
Book Review: ‘The Royal Air Force in Texas: Training British Pilots in Terrell During World War II’ by Tom Killebrew Neville Parton 104
Book Review: ‘Lettice Curtis: Her Autobiography’ by Lettice Curtis Chris Hobson 105-107

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Trenchard Memorial Lecture 2004 Brian Burridge 1-9
There is No Such Thing as Air Power Jeremy Stocker 10-20
Beyond Warden's Rings? A Human Systems Approach to the More Effective Application of Air Power A Killey 21-50
From Simplistic Assurances of NEC to Optimistic Promises of NCW: More Pitfalls than Promises A C Chopra 51-77
The Rocket-Firing Typhoons in Normandy: Two Major Actions Alfred Price 78-88
Are Strategic Bombers Relevant in the 21st Century and have the Recent Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq Supported the Case for their Future Use? S L Jones 89-113
The Experiences of the Soviet Air Force in Afghanistan, 1979-1989 Thomas Withington 114-128
Book Review: ‘Attack Aircraft and Bombers of the World’ by Anil R Pustam Gerry Doyle 129
Book Review: ‘Russian Security and Air Power 1992-2002: The development of Russian security thinking under Yeltsin and Putin and its consequences for the air forces’ by Marcel de Haas C J Finn 130-131

Air Power Review Volume 7

Issue 4

Title Authors Pages
The Tale of the C/JFACC: A Long and Winding Road Stephen O Fought 1-12
Anglo-US Co-operation Seb Cox 13-21
Air Lines: Anglo-American Tactical Air Operations in World War II Thomas Alexander Hughes 22-38
Anglo-American Strategic Air Power Co-operation in the Cold War and Beyond Chris Finn, Paul Berg 39-54
British Commonwealth Carrier Operations in the Korean War David Hobbs 55-69
Post-Cold War Development of UK Joint Command and Control Capability Redvers, T N Thompson 70-81
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Coalition Operations Sophy Gardner 82-95
The British American Forces Dining Club Larry G Carter 96-101
Book Review: ‘Strategic Air Power in Desert Storm’ by John Andreas Olsen Chris Finn 102
Book Review: ‘The Iraq War: A Military History’ by Williamson Murray and Maj Gen Robert H Scales Jr Merrick E Krause 103-105
Book Review: ‘Tedder: Quietly in Command’ by Vincent Orange Sebastian Ritchie 106-107
Book Review: ‘Surprise, Security, and the American Experience’ by John Lewis Gaddis Richard Szafranski 108-109

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Iraq 2003: Air Power Pointers for the Future Closing Address Brian Burridge 1-15
Rising from the Ashes: Allied Air Power and Air Support for 14th Army in Burma, 1943-1945 Sebastian Ritchie 16-29
What Should We Bomb? Axiological Targeting and the Abiding Limits of Air Power Theory Paul Kan 30-39
The Battle of the Bismarck Sea, 1943: A Proving Ground for Air Power Theory and Doctrine David Mets 40-62
The Aviator as Superhero? The Individual and the First War in the Air Peter Dye 63-74
Airbase Defence: The Optimum Strategy to Counter Modern Threats to Joint Air Operations Dave Watkins 75-91
How Critical was Air Power in the Failure of Operation Market Garden? Dave Winstanley 92-113
Book Review: ‘Plotting a True Course: Reflections on USAF Strategic Attack Theory and Doctrine, the Post-World War II Experience’ Edited by David R Mets and William P Head Mark K Wells 114

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Experiences of 6 Sqn in Iraq, 1920 G C Pirie 1-11
Strategic Air Power Theory in the 21st Century Neville Parton 12-24
The Korean War 1950-1953 John Mordike 25-45
To Stop Them on the Beaches: Luftwaffe Operations Against the Allied Landings in Italy James S Corum 46-67
UK Air ISR: Maximising Effect Mark Knight 68-87
NCO Pilots in the RFC/RAF 1912-1918 Jeff' Jefford 89-100

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Totem and Taboo: Depolarising the Space Weaponisation Debate Karl Mueller 1-22
Britain and the Berlin Airlift J S Cox 23-43
Preparing the Way for Cooperation in European Air Power David Tucker 44-57
The Dam Busters Raid - Success or Sideshow? T Webster 58-75
The Chinese Air Force and Air and Space Power Thomas R McCabe R 76-89
RAF Ethos & Culture in the 21st Century: Aircrew or Air Power? A J Seabright 90-110
How Capable Was the V-Bomber Force Militarily of Delivering Britain's Nuclear deterrent in the Late 1950s and 1960s? Ms Alexis Tregenza 111-135
Book Review: ‘Shot Down and on the Run: The RAF and Commonwealth Aircrews Who Got Home from Behind Enemy Lines 1940-1945’ by Air Cdre Graham Pitchfork Julian Spencer 136-138

Air Power Review Volume 6

Issue 4

Title Authors Pages
Air Aspects of Operation Iraqi Freedom C J Finn 1-21
100 Years of Powered Flight: A Human Perspective ‘Black’ Robertson 22-37
UK Long Range Offensive Air Power for 2020 and Beyond Tim Anderson 38-51
Moments in the Life of a MiG-21 Pilot D Nedyalkov 52-59
Russian Air Power in Central Asia: Assessing the VVS Deployment in Kyrgystan Roger McDermott, William O'Malley 60-73
The Air and Space Nation is in Peril Phillip Meilinger 74-85
First Landing: 3 Squadron Comes to Halton During the 1913 Manoeuvres Francis Hanford 86-97
Book Review: ‘Air Power in Small Wars: Fighting Insurgents and Terrorists’ by James S Corum and Wray R Johnson Chris Finn 98
Book Review: ‘The Last Escape: The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45’ by John Nichol and Tony Rennell Seb Cox 99

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
A History of Effects-Based Air Operations Phillip Meilinger 1-24
Effects-Based Operations, The Contemporary Air Perspective Stuart Peach 25-46
American Bombardment Policy Against Germany 1942-1945 R Davis 45-61
The USAF Heavy Bomber Fleet - Flexible Platform, Flexible Future? Thomas Withington 62-76
Allied Air Power Comes of Age: The Roles and Contributions of Air Power to the Italian Campaign R Renner 77-89
The UK Approach to Future Command and Inform (C4ISR) I Pickard 90-102
Pre-Emptive Strike Alfred Price. 103-115
The Hunt for Goeben and Breslau: Tee-Emm Article, 1942 Royal Air Force 116-119
Book Review: ‘The Dam Busters: Defeating the Great Dams of Western Germany 16-17 May 1943’ by Jonathan Falconer G R Pitchfork 120
Book Review: ‘Airwar: Theory and Practice’ by Phillip S Meilinger C J Finn 121-122

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Interview with Chief of the Air Staff, Sir Peter Squire Peter Squire 1-7
Prejudicial Counsel, Part 2: A Multidimensional Study of Tactical Air Power Between the Korean and Vietnam Wars R L Banks 8-30
Unmanned Systems: A Genuine Revolution in Military Affairs? S G Heath 31-55
The Decisive Role of Air Power in the Pacific Campaign of WWII S Richards 56-73
'Air Rollback': Tactical Targets...Independent Air Power? P Johnston 74-88
Will Bandwidth be the Major Limiting Factor of Future Air Operations? K A Klausner 89-102
Some Lessons of the Air Exercises 1930 A 'Blue Force' Staff Officer 103-117
Book Review: ‘The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History’ by Graham Warner G R Pitchfork 118-123

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
The Andrew Humphrey Lecture Peter Squire 1-9
The European Rapid Reaction Force – The Contribution of Aviation Logistics Peter Dye 10-33
The Use of Russian Air Power in the Second Chechan War Marcel de Haas 34-59
Starting from Scratch: The Luftstreitkrafte Builds a Bomber Doctrine, 1914 – 1918 James S Corum 60-77
A-10 FACs over Kosovo ‘Goldie’ Haun 78-105
Prejudicial Counsel: A Multidimensional Study of Tactical Air Power between the Korean and Vietnam Wars, Part 1 R L Banks 106-151
The Maintenance of Air Superiority in a Land Campaign T Leigh-Mallory 152-159
Book Review: ‘A Century of Flight’ by Peter J Almond Royal Air Force 160
Book Review: ‘The Growth of Fighter Command 1936-1940’ by T C G James Peter W Gray 161
Book Review: ‘The Buccaneers: Operational Service with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force’ by Air Cdre Graham Pitchfork Chris Finn 162-164

Air Power Review Volume 5

Issue 4

Title Authors Pages
Air Power in Afghanistan Chris Finn 1-13
General Sir Edmund Allenby’s joint operations in Palestine, 1917- 1918 John Mordike 14-39
Winged Defence – Answering the Critics of Airpower Philip S Meilinger 40-63
Network Centric Warfare: Evolution or Revolution? J Wise 64-85
Kosovo and the Continuing SEAD Challenge Benjamin S Lambeth 86-102
Air Power and the Changing Nature of Terrorism Craig White 103-119
Captain James McCudden VC Tee Emm 120-123
‘Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare: The Evolution of British and American Ideas About Strategic Bombing, 1914-1945’: A Review Essay Peter W Gray 124-131
Book Review: ‘The Hunt for Zerzura: The Lost Oasis and the Desert War’ by Saul Kelly Peter W Gray 132
Book Review: ‘Skies of Fire: Dramatic Air Combat’ by Alfred Price Chris Finn 133

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Air Power: The Asymmetric Edge Peter W Gray 1-19
The Long Gestation and Difficult Birth of the 2nd Tactical Air Force (RAF) David Ian Hall 20-35
Control, Coordinate, or Deconflict? Senior Air Force Leaders’ Views of Rolling Thunder Joint Operations, 1965-1968 Paul Berg 36-46
Barnes Wallis’s Other Bouncing Bomb, Part 2: Plans to Sink the German Battleship Tirpitz in 1943 John Sweetman 47-58
Redefining ‘Strategic Effect’ in British Air Power Doctrine Richard Lock-Pullan 59-67
Air Power at El Alamein Alfred Price 68-81
The Future of the Royal Air Force: The Aeroplane, Dec 1919 Royal Air Force 82-95
Book Review: ‘Escape to Freedom: An Airman’s Tale of Capture, Escape and Evasion’ by Tony Johnson Royal Air Force 96
Book Review: ‘The First Blitz: The German Air Campaign Against Britain 1917-1918’ by Andrew P Hyde Royal Air Force 97
Book Review: ‘The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: Director of Airplanes: Their Designers and Manufacturers’ Edited by Dana Bell Royal Air Force 98

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
Black Buck to the Falklands Alfred Price 1-11
Manoeuvrist Approach and Coalition Warfare Alistair Monkman 12-41
Silent Trackers: The Spectre of Passive Surveillance in the Information Age Peter Emmett 42-57
Operation ALLIED FORCE Chris Norton 58-87
Caen – The Martyred City Peter W Gray 88-103
Barnes Wallis’s Other Bouncing Bomb: Part 1 John Sweetman 104-121
Victoria Cross Hero Royal Air Force 122-127
Book Review: ‘Bomber Barons’ by Chaz Bowyer Royal Air Force 128
Book Review: ‘Moonless Night: The Second World War Escape Epic’ by B A ‘Jimmy’ James Royal Air Force 129

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Air Power and Levels of Warfare Peter W Gray 1-17
Air Force Transformation Past, Present, and Future D A Deptula 18-29
A Practical Prophet? Arthur Harris, the Legacy of Lord Trenchard and the Question of ‘Panacea’ Targeting Walter Kudrycz 30-43
The Big Question – Will the Missile Defence System Enhance US National Security? I Burns 44-65
The Impact of ISTAR on Military Deception W J Millington 66-93
Dresden Eric Thale 94-149
The Supremacy of Air Power J F C Fuller 150-156
Book Review: ‘Observers and Navigators and Other Non-Pilot Aircrew in the RFC, RNAS and RAF’ by Wg Cdr (Retd) C G Jefford MBE BA RAF P W Gray 157-158
Book Review: ‘RAF Squadrons – A Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents Since 1912: Second Edition’ by Wg Cdr (Retd) C G Jefford MBE BA RAF P W Gray 158
Book Review: ‘Broken Eagles – Luftwaffe Losses Over Yorkshire 1939-1945’ by Bill Norman Royal Air Force 159
Book Review: ‘Fighter Command: War Diaries January 1942 to June 1943’ by John Foreman Royal Air Force 160

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Issue 4

Title Authors Pages
Review Essay: Bomber Harris, His Life and Times Peter W Gray 1-7
The Russian Air Force in Chechnya: Have Lessons Been Learnt and What are the Future Perspectives? J Takacs 8-27
Sun Tzu, Strategic Paralysis, and Small Nations Saridporn Soonthornkit 28-63
Air Operations Versus A Fielded Army: A Construct for Air Operations in the 21st Century ‘Goldie’ Haun 64-91
What was the Impact of the Luftwaffe’s ‘Tip and Run’ Bombing Attacks? Chris Goss 92-117
Air Power Taken to its Limits and Beyond: The Battle of Amiens Alfred Price 118-135
New Zealand’s Fast Jets Nick Lee-Frampton 136-149
‘The Transformation of American Air Power’ by Benjamin S Lambeth: A Review Essay John Andreas Olsen 150-157
Book Review: ‘Bao Ninh, The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam’ John Andreas Olsen 158
Book Review: ‘Forgotten Victory: The First World War, Myths and Realities’ by Gary Sheffield Peter Gray 159
Book Review: ‘The Mind of War: John Boyd and American Security’ by Grant T Hammond Peter Gray 160
Book Review: ‘Moonless Night: The Second World War Escape Epic’ by B A ‘Jimmy’ James Royal Air Force 161
Book Review: ‘Bomber Barons’ by Chaz Bowyer Royal Air Force 162

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Why Study Air Power History? Peter W Gray 1-12
Precision Aerospace – Power, Discrimination and the Future of War Philip S Meilinger 13-27
Is There a Role for Air Power in the Post-Cold War World? Craig White 28-43
The Essence of Coercive Air Power: A Primer for Military Strategists Karl Mueller 44-57
Has Air Power Become the Decisive Factor in Joint Warfare? M R Stubbs 58-67
Deception Operations and Air Power Peter W Gray 68-81
‘Every Man a Tiger: The Gulf War Air Campaign’ by Tom Clancy with General (Retd) Chuck Horner: A Review Essay John Andreas Olsen 82-89
Book Review: ‘The Second World War in the East’ by H P Willmott John Andreas Olsen 90-91
Book Review: ‘Bomber Harris: His Life and Times’ by Henry Probert John Andreas Olsen 91
Book Review: ‘Luftwaffe Bomber Aces: Men, Machines, Methods’ by Mike Spick Royal Air Force 92

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
The Templer Lecture 2001 Peter Squire 1-13
Air Control: Reassessing the History James S Corum 14-35
The Myths of Air Control and the Realities of Imperial Policing Peter W Gray 36-51
The Messerschmitt 262 Jet Fighter: Missed Opportunity or Impossible Dream? Alfred Price 52-67
Myths of the Air War over Serbia: Some ‘Lessons’ Not Learned Grant T Hammond 68-81
The Implications of European Security and Defence Identity for Future Air Force Structure 2015-2030 R W Jones 82-97
Air Power 21: Challenges for the New Century John Andreas Olsen 98-107
Book Review: ‘Over Lord: General Pete Quesada and the Triumph of Tactical Air Power in World War II’ by Thomas Alexander Hughes Peter W Gray 108
Book Review: ‘The Trenchard Touch’ by Cyril Havard Peter W Gray 109
Book Review: ‘The Fall of Crete’ by Alan Clark David Caddick 110
‘Bomber Harris – His Life and Times’ – A preview by the author Henry Probert 111
Book Review: ‘The History of US Electronic Warfare Volume III’ by Alfred Price Royal Air Force 112

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Dresden 1945: Just Another Raid? Peter W Gray 1-15
USAF Aerospace-Power Doctrine: Decisive or Coercive? P Strickland 16-33
The Broader Implications of the Increasing Use of Precision Weapons Chris Finn 34-57
Can Europe Project Airpower Without the Support of the United States? K J Baldwin 58-81
An Analysis of the Provision of Future Cost-Effective Combat Air Power for the United Kingdom G T Bremer 82-109
Book Review: ‘Goering’ by Richard Overy Peter W Gray 110-111
Book Review: ‘Air Defence of Great Britain: Volume II, Growth of Fighter Command’ by T C G James Peter W Gray 111
Book Review: ‘The Hawker Hurricane’ by Francis K Mason Royal Air Force 112
Book Review: ‘Beyond the PPL: Putting the Fun and Skill Into Flying’ by Nigel Everett Royal Air Force 113
Book Review: ‘Hap Arnold and the Evolution of American Air Power’ by Dik Alan Daso Sebastian Cox 114-116
Book Review: ‘Inside Hitler’s High Command’ by Geoffrey Megargee Royal Air Force 116-118
Book Review: ‘Airfields and Airmen: Ypres’ by Mike O’Connor Royal Air Force 119
Book Review: ‘Winning in Fast Time: Create the Future with Prometheus’ by John Warden III and Leland A Russell John Andreas Olsen 120-125
Book Review: ‘Strategy, Air Strike and Small Nations’ by Shaun Clarke John Andreas Olsen 126-113

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Issue 4

Title Authors Pages
Air Power & Joint Doctrine: An RAF Perspective Peter W Gray 1-13
Logistics and The Battle of Britain Peter Dye 14-37
The Rise and Demise of the Stuka Alfred Price 38-53
Electronic Fire A J Coller 54-73
Cutting Through the Political Jungle: Eisenhower and Tedder as Allies and Friends, 1942-1945 Vincent Orange 74-85
The Argentine Gazette, Part 2 C P Brooks 86-107
Balloons, What Have They Ever Done for Us? The contribution of the balloon to the history of air power Alan Riches 108-123
Book Review: ‘Alanbrooke’ by David Fraser Peter W Gray 124
Book Review: ‘Wilfred Freeman: The Genius Behind Allied Survival and Air Supremacy 1939-1945’ by Anthony Furze Peter W Gray 125
Book Review: ‘The Luftwaffe Fighters’ Battle of Britain: The Inside Story: July-October 1940’ by Chris Goss and ‘The Luftwaffe Bombers’ Battle of Britain: The Inside Story: July-October 1940’ by Chris Goss Royal Air Force 126

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
Air Power in the Modern World: Myths and Challenges Peter W Gray 1-15
The Battle of Britain: so we already know the story? Peter W Gray 16-33
A Comparative Analysis of RAF and Luftwaffe Intelligence in the Battle of Britain, 1940 J S Cox 34-55
Cultivating Joint Commanders N J Newman 56-71
Manoeuvre Warfare and Air Power: the seven 'T's A J C Walters 72-95
Suppression of Enemy Air Defences D R Andrew 96-111
The Argentine Gazette, Part 1 C P Brooks 112-129
Book Review: ‘Douglas Haig, the Educated Soldier’ by John Terraine Peter W Gray 130-131
Book Review: ‘Behind the Battle: Intelligence in the War with Germany’ by Ralph Bennett Peter W Gray 131-132
Book Review: ‘Asymmetric Threats to British Military Intervention Operations’ by Sqn Ldr Nicholas J Newman David Caddick 132-133
Book Review: ‘Bloody Biscay’ by Chris Goss Royal Air Force 133
Book Review: ‘With Lawrence in the Royal Air Force’ by Paul Tunbridge M J Evans 134-135
Book Review: ‘Moon Tonight’ by Don Charlwood Royal Air Force 135
Book Review: ‘Albert Ball VC’ by Chaz Bowyer Royal Air Force 136
Book Review: ‘Naval Fighter Pilot: Lt Cdr R J Cork DSO DSc RN’ by A H Wren Royal Air Force 137
Book Review: ‘Clean Sweep: The Life of Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom’ by Tony Spooner Royal Air Force 138

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
New Beginnings: The New NATO Structure and its Implications for Air Command and Control Gregory S Martin 1-5
Air Power or Aerospace Doctrine 2010? Peter W Gray 6-19
Downed Aircrew: Does their value to the military machine mean they should be recovered irrespective of the cost? C Reeves 20-37
The Seductive Promise of Air Power: Strategic Coercion in Vietnam and Beyond Duncan Bell 38-71
The Third Element: A UK Perspective on Information Warfare R M Poole 72-97
The Forgotten Aviators: The British Contribution To United Nations Air Power During The Korean War, 1950-1953 Philip Greville 98-117
Ten Strategic Factors For Those Who Aspire to Direct, Command and Control UK Military Power M J Harwood 118-127
Book Review: ‘The British Army – Manpower and Society into the Twenty-First Century’ Edited by Hew Strachan David Caddick 128
Book Review: ‘Air Power in the Age of Total War’ by John Buckley Peter Gray 129
Book Review: ‘Pursuit Through Darkened Skies: An Ace Night- Fighter Crew in World War II’ by Michael Allen DFC Royal Air Force 130
Book Review: ‘Test Pilots: A Treatise on Test Flying from the Very Earliest Days’ by Wolfgang Späte Royal Air Force 131
Book Review: ‘The B-17 Flying Fortress Story’ by Roger A Freeman with David Osborne Royal Air Force 132
Book Review: ‘With a Machine Gun to Cambrai: A Story of the First World War’ by George Coppard Royal Air Force 132
Book Review: ‘The Spitfire Story’ by Alfred Price Royal Air Force 133
Book Review: ‘Straight Down! The North American A-36 Dive- Bomber in Action’ by Peter C Smith Royal Air Force 134

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Sir Frederick Tymms Memorial Lecture to the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators at The Royal Aeronautical Society on 21 September 1999 Richard Johns 1-15
Air Operations for Strategic Effect: theory and practice in Kosovo Peter W Gray 16-31
Doctrine Not Dogma: Lessons from the Past Richard Overy 32-47
The Future of Airpower: Observations from the Past Decade Philip S Meilinger 48-69
The Future of Airpower? John Thomas 70-81
To Sea or Not To Sea: That is the Question Neil Meadows 82-107
Target Berlin Alfred Price 108-123
Book Review: ‘The Balkans 1804-1999, Nationalism, War and the Great Powers’ by Misha Glenny Peter Gray 132-133
Book review: ‘Operation Deliberate Force: The UN and NATO in Bosnia 1995’ by Tim Ripley Peter Gray 132-133
Book Review: ‘America’s Pursuit of Precision Bombing, 1910-1945’ by Stephen McFarland Christina Goulter 133-134
Book Review: ‘Air Power at the Battlefront: Allied Close Air Support in Europe, 1943-45’ by Ian Gooderson Christina Goulter 135
Book Review: ‘Road to Berlin: The Allied Drive from Normandy’ by George Forty Royal Air Force 136
Book Review: ‘Flights into the Night: Reminiscences of a World War II RAF Wellington Pilot’ by L Anthony Leicester Royal Air Force 137
Book Review: ‘Fighter Command War Diaries: Volume 3: January 1942 to June 1943’ by John Foreman Royal Air Force 138
Book Review: ‘Military Mavericks: Extraordinary Men of Battle’ by David Rooney Royal Air Force 139
Book Review: ‘Beaufighter – in Focus: Photographic History of the Bristol Beaufighter’ by Simon W Parry Royal Air Force 140
Book Review: ‘Shooting Star – in Focus: Photographic History of the Lockheed F-80/T33 Series’ by Chris Ellis Royal Air Force 140
Book Review: ‘Kampfgeschwader 55 – in Focus: Photographic History of a Luftwaffe Bomber Unit’ by Steve Hall and Lionel Quinlan Royal Air Force 141

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Issue 4

Title Authors Pages
Kosovo Victory: A Commander's Perspective John Jumper 1-10
Targeting: Air Power’s Options Andy Walters 12-25
Aerospace and Landpower in Peace Operations: Toward a New Basis for Synergy Robert C Owen 27-47
To Kill a Stalking Bird: Part Two David R Mets 48-67
The Use of Force to Prevent a Humanitarian Disaster Bill Boothby 68-75
The Hard Stone: An Account of the Rise of Arthur William Tedder Vincent Orange 77-87
Sledge Hammer to Crack a Nut? Does air power have the accuracy to make it an effective tool against international terrorism? Carl Scott 89-95
Next Mission Unmanned: The Human Factor A Nouguier 96-118
Strategic Bombing: A Shibboleth? Phil Harrall 121-135
Book Review: ‘Straight Down: The A-36 Dive-Bomber in Action’ by Peter C Smith Royal Air Force 136
Book Review: ‘Night Flyer: The Success Story of RAF 100 Group Mosquitos Over the German Night Fighters’ by Lewis Brandon DSO DFS and Bar Royal Air Force 137
Book Review: ‘British Air Power Doctrine: AP3000: Third Edition’ Royal Air Force 138
Book Review: ‘Only Owls and Bloody Fools Fly at Night’ by Group Captain Tom Sawyer DFC Royal Air Force 139
Book Review: ‘Wing Leader’ by Air Vice-Marshal ‘Johnnie’ Johnson Royal Air Force 139
Book Review: ‘Brassey’s World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000’ Edited by Michael J H Taylor Royal Air Force 140

Issue 3

Title Authors Pages
To Kill a Stalking Bird: Fodder for your Professional Reading on Air and Space Superiority David R Mets 1-23
Boeing E3D Sentry AEW Mk 1: The Future Rob O’Dell 25-39
The Revolution in Military Affairs: Panacea or Myth? David Caddick 40-63
Aerial Coercion: What Does it Mean and Can it Work? Deb Barber 65-75
Leigh-Mallory: To what extent did doctrinal and personal functions limit the effectiveness of joint high command and air-land co-operation? S Cowlan 77-90
The Reserve Air Forces in the New Millennium F A Freeman 93-103
Heaven and Hell and the RAF N B Spiller 104-115
Book Review: ‘Sigh for a Merlin: Testing the Spitfire’ by Alex Henshaw Royal Air Force 116
Book Review: ‘Action Stations Revisited: 1 Eastern England’ by Michael J F Bowyer Royal Air Force 117
Book Review: ‘The Fighters’ Battle: Personal Accounts of the Battle of Britain by Luftwaffe Fighter Crews July-October 1940’ and ‘The Bombers’ Battle: Personal Accounts of the Battle of Britain by Luftwaffe Bomber Crews July-October 1940’ by Chris Goss Royal Air Force 118
Book Review: ‘The Second World War in the West’ by Chris Messenger Royal Air Force 119
Book Review: ‘The Wars of the Ancient Greeks’ by Victor Davis Hanson Royal Air Force 119
Book Review: ‘Five Up: A Chronicle of Five Lives’ by Laddie Lucas Royal Air Force 120
Book Review: ‘Who Was Who in the Second World War’ by Edward Davidson and Dale Manning Royal Air Force 121
Book Review: ‘Cavalry: The History of a Fighting Elite 650BC – AD1914’ by Velimir Vuksic and Dr Zvonimir Grbasic Royal Air Force 121

Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
High Noon of Air Power Alan Stephens 1-23
Muddying the Waters (littorally speaking): Rethinking Coastal ASW Keith Edmunds, Paul Smedley 24-37
Air-to-Air, Blue-on-Blue: A Preliminary Study of Air-to-Air Fratricide Incidents Involving Royal Air Force Aircraft During the Second World War Chris Hobson 38-59
Boyd Loops, Ace Factors and Fighter Combat Simon Anglim 61-89
Boeing E-3 Sentry: Variants and Capabilities Rob O’Dell 91-105
Battle of Britain Day, 15th September 1940 Alfred Price 107-125
Air Power and Joint Warfare – Time to Reflect J W Erskine 126-135
Book Review: ‘Flying Without Wings: Before the space shuttle: testing NASA’s wingless aircraft’ by Milton O Thompson and Curtis Peebles Royal Air Force 136
Book Review: ‘Royal Air Force Yearbook’ by Ben Donnell Royal Air Force 136
Book Review: ‘Nine Lives’ by Air Commodore Alan C Deere Royal Air Force 137
Book Review: ‘Test Pilots: A Treatise on Test Flying from the Very Earliest Days to the Jet’ by Wolfgang Späte Royal Air Force 137

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Precision Weapons: Considerations for their Employment (or what the Weapons Manual Doesn’t Tell You!) Greg Bagwell 1-14
Combat Assessment: Completing the Cycle R M Poole 17-25
Forcing the Peace C M Scott 26-38
Operational Analysis: Should We Bother? Simon Young 40-65
Short Wars and Cybernetics Ian Bellamy 66-78
Logistics and Air Power: A Failure in Doctrine? Peter Dye 80-90
The Air War on Cocaine M Brzezicki 92-124
Book Review: ‘One Airman’s War: Aircraft Mechanic Joe Bull’s Personal Diaries 1916-1919’ Edited by Mark Lax Chris Hobson 126

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Issue 2

Title Authors Pages
A Need for European Air Power Timothy Garden 1-10
The Militarisation of Space: How Can the US Justify the Colossal Costs? Mike McLean 12-32
The Vietnam War, 1964-1973 Bernard Metz 34-41
The Royal Flying Corps Logistic Organisation Peter Dye 42-58
Air Combat and Historical Analysis: An Example from the Battle of Britain Ian Gooderson 60-73
Sapper Support: An Army Contribution to RAF Jointery Alan Macklin 74-75
The Arab Israeli Wars John Rigby 76-84
Centralised Command and Control, Decentralised Execution: What Does this Mean? Tom McWilliams 86-93
Book Review: ‘The Strategic Air War Against Germany, 1939-1945: The Official Report of the British Bombing Survey Unit’ Royal Air Force 94-95
Book Review: ‘Over & Out: A History of Royal Air Force Locking Told by the People Who Served’ Royal Air Force 95
Book Review: ‘Brassey’s World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1998/99’, Edited by Michael Taylor Royal Air Force 96
Book Review: ‘Splash One: The Story of Jet Combat’ by Ivan Rendall Royal Air Force 96

Issue 1

Title Authors Pages
Back to the Future? The Case for Environmental Doctrine for Air Power Stuart Peach 1-15
Purple Air Power: The Future Challenge Andrew Vallance 16-26
The Future of Air Power: Concepts of Operations Tony Mason 28-42
The Shape of Future War Philip Sabin 44-57
Countering Aerodynamic and Ballistic Missiles: Extended Integrated Air-Defence David Gates 58-70
Eighty Years of Service: A History of the Royal Air Force, 1918-1998 Chris Hobson 72-85
The March Retreat of 1918: The Last Battle of the Royal Flying Corps Peter Daybell 86-101
An Insecure Peace, 1947-1949 John Curtiss 103-108