Prejudicial Counsel: A Multidimensional Study of Tactical Airpower Between the Korean and Vietnam Wars (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781249835035)

This study analyzes the Air Force.s decisions made concerning the advancement of tactical conventional airpower from 1953 to 1961. This thesis evaluates the decision- making process at three distinct levels using Graham T. Allison.s three decision-making models. First, this study examines Air Force decision-making based upon grand- strategic, systemic issues to conclude that tactical conventional airpower was given second priority to the dominant policy of strategic nuclear missions as a consequence of President Eisenhower.s desire to balance the federal budget while deterring the Soviet Union. Second, an evaluation of organizational decision-making within the various units that contributed to the advancement of tactical airpower reveals that despite the lower level of emphasis, tactical airpower was not entirely neglected.

Author: Ronald L. Banks
ISBN-10: 1249835038
ISBN-13: 9781249835035
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2012
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.33d