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A Framework For Understanding The Us Air Bombing Campaign In Korea, 1950-51, Yonsoo P. Kang
A Framework For Understanding The Us Air Bombing Campaign In Korea, 1950-51, Yonsoo P. Kang
Undergraduate Honors Theses
By the end of the Second World War, America possessed a superior air force and integrated technology as part of its military strategy. US air power and the bombing of cities were developed, perfected, and utilized to bring Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan to their knees. This success led to the creation of the US Air Force (USAF) as an independent branch from the Army, which suggested that military and political leaders acknowledged not only the advantages of air power but also the “American way of war”: a military strategy emphasizing on finesse, sophistication, and efficiency in the post-war world. …