TY - BOOK AU - Fedorchak,Viktoriya TI - British air power: the doctrinal path to jointery SN - 9781350044050 AV - UG635.G7 B76 PY - 2019/// CY - London PB - Bloomsbury Academic KW - Air power KW - Great Britain KW - Military doctrine KW - Military history: post WW2 conflicts KW - bicssc KW - British & Irish history KW - History KW - Military KW - Aviation KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic book N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Theory; The definition of doctrine; The purposes of doctrine; Relationship between policy, strategy and doctrine; Relationship between doctrine, technology and policy; Doctrine hierarchy; Debates on doctrine; A wider perspective of doctrinal functionality; Conclusion; 2 The Historical Context; Preconditions of the first RAF doctrine; The first RAF doctrine; Air Publication (AP) 1300; AP 1300, second edition (February 1940); AP 1300, third edition (January 1950); A nuclear aspect and the fourth edition of AP 1300 (March 1957)Doctrinal vacuum in the 1970s-1980s; A new chapter in the history of RAF doctrine; AP 3000, second edition, 1993; The lessons of history; 3 Case Study of the Third Edition of AP 3000 (Part I); Factors of the external environment; Domestic politics; 4 Case Study of the Third Edition of AP 3000 (Part II); Networks (academics); Doctrine authors and personalities; Conclusion; 5 Case Study of the Fourth Edition of AP 3000; The context: The absence of doctrine; Lessons of previous operations; The internal environment; The role of academicsThe role of authors; Conclusion; 6 Case Study of JDP 0-30; The external environment/operational experience of Libya; Internal factors; The role of academics; The role of authors; Conclusion; 7 Air Power Today and the Future; Doctrine today; A conceptual component, public perception and organizational transformation; Thinking to Win; Instead of conclusion; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1856632 UR - https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=5490928 UR - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9781350044050 UR - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9781350044067 UR - https://nls.ldls.org.uk/welcome.html?ark:/81055/vdc_100063499073.0x000001 ER -