Christop C. Cheng

Air Mobility (eBook, PDF)

The Development of a Doctrine

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Produktbeschreibung

In the immediate post-World War II period, Army aviation began to evolve from an observatory role to a mobility role. Helicopter air mobility began to develop in the Army from 1949 onwards. The outbreak of the Korean war assisted and accelerated the acceptance of greater helicopter air mobility within the Army. The Eisenhower period was a golden age for Army aviation, with rapid and extensive developments in air mobility doctrine and tactics. There was also a strong research and development effort to overcome the initial technological lag. These developments allowed the formation of the first air mobile division in 1965 to meet the growing demands of the Vietnam war. This work gives a new understanding of the process of military innovation. Moreover, this case study has important general implications for future military policy-making.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 1994
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313021244
• Artikelnr.: 37811529

Autorenporträt

CHRISTOPHER C.S. CHENG is a Manager of the Yung Shing Enterprise Co. in Hong Konge He has a doctorate from the Department of War Studies, King's College, University of London.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Ellis D. Parker, Lt. Gen., U.S. Army (Ret.) Preface Acronyms
and Abbreviations The Early Years Precursor: The Creation of Organic Army
Aviation Expansion: Postwar Modernization and the Korean War The Eisenhower
Period Air Mobility Rationales Under the "New Look" Policy High-Level
Support for Air Mobility Putting Theory into Practice Structural Handicap
of Army Aviation The Sixties Intervention Contingencies and
Counterinsurgency Epilogue Appendix Bibliographic Note Index