Publication: Air Power History
Publication Date: 22-JUN-04
Format: Online - approximately 1293 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: Rothrock, Martin L.
Article Excerpt
Turning the Vertical Flank: Air power as a Maneuver Force in the Theater Campaign. By Lt. Col. Robert P. Givens, USAF. Maxwell AFB, Ala.: Air University Press, 2002. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xi, 85. Paperback. ISBN: 1-58566-108-2
In this monograph, Lt. Co.l Givens argues effectively that air power can be used as a maneuver force in a theater campaign. Some airmen might suggest he is merely stating the obvious. There appears to be the assumption among airmen that air powers effectiveness as a maneuver force is so well established that it deserves little doctrinal attention. After all, it is plain to see that aircraft can maneuver better than surface forces. However, the concept of maneuver warfare examined in this paper is a far more complex concept than simple movement. In modern doctrine, maneuver is more a noun than a verb. Air Force doctrine and future vision papers pay the least attention among the services to articulating a future role in the Joint Vision concept of dominant maneuver--a central feature of proposed Army, Navy, and Marine approaches to future war. Givens seeks to establish the relevance of air power to these ascendant concepts of maneuver...
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