Bombing to Win: The Lie We Tell Ourselves

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Strategic bombing to win a war doesn’t work, we’ve figured this out after about 50years of trying to make it work. Whether the United States Air Force (USAF), the Royal Air Force (RAF) or many other Air Forces, strategic bombing was advertised as a war winning mission. However, behind this mission there was the desire to establish independence from the Army and Navy and decision-makers often interpreted reality to suit their needs. Join Chris as he dives deep into a story about independence, perceptions and technical and tactical innovation in air force history.

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- Sources -
Biddle, Tami Davis; Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare: The Evolution of British and American Ideas about Strategic Bombing 1914-1945, Princeton University Press, Princeton: 2002.

Deaile, Melvin G.; Always at War – Organizational Culture in strategic Air Command, 1946-62, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis: 2018.

Faber, Peter R; Paradigm Lost: Airpower Theory and Its Historical Struggles, in Olsen, John A; Airpower Reborn – The Strategic Concepts of John Warden and John Boyd, Naval Institute Press: Annapolis.

Hallion, Richard; America as a Military Aerospace Nation: From Pearl Harbor to Desert Storm, in Olsen, John A, Airpower Applied: U.S., NATO, and Israeli Combat Experience, Naval Institute Press: Annapolis 2017.

O’Mara, Raymond; Rise of the War Machines: The Birth of Precision Bombing in World War II, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis: 2022.

Muller, Richard; Major General Haywood S. “Possum” Hansell Jr. - Planner, Commander, and Historian, in Olsen, John A.; Airpower Pioneers – From Billy Mitchell to Dave Deptula, Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, 2023.

Vlaun, Brian; Selling Schweinfurt: Targeting, Assessment, and Marketing in the Air Campaign against Germany, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis: 2022.

Warden III, John A., The Airpower Profession, in Olsen, John A, Airpower Applied: U.S., NATO, and Israeli Combat Experience, Naval Institute Press: Annapolis 2017.

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Enough Bombs for Victory
00:25 - The Path to Strategic Bombing
01:57 - Independent Air Force
05:16 - Perceptions: Strategic Bombing
09:27 - Technical-Tactical Innovation
12:19 - Explaining Away The Problem

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