1919-1939 Major Michael A. Longoria主要的麦克1919-1939

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1、AHISTORICALVIEWOFAIRPOLICINGDOCTRINE:LESSONSFROMTHEBRITISHEXPERIENCEBETWEENTHEWARS,1919-1939MajorMichaelA.LongoriaUnitedStatesAirForceAThesisPresentedtotheFacultyofTheSchoolofAdvancedAirpowerStudiesForCompletionofGraduationRequirementsSchoolofAdvancedAirpowerStudiesAirUniversityMaxwe

2、llAirForceBase,AlabamaMay1992________________________________________________________________________DisclaimerTheviewsinthispaperareentirelythoseoftheauthorexpressedunderAirUniversityprinciplesofacademicfreedomanddonotreflectofficialviewsoftheSchoolofAdvancedAirpowerStudies,AirUnive

3、rsity,theU.S.AirForce,ortheDepartmentofDefense.InaccordancewithAirForceRegulation110-8,itisnotcopyrighted,butisthepropertyoftheUnitedStatesGovernment.iiAbstractThispaperreviewsthehistoricalaccountsoftheRoyalAirForce(R.A.F)experiencesinairpolicingduringtheinterwarperiod,1919-1939.Itan

4、alyzestheevidencefromtheviewofoperationaldoctrineandappliesanin-depthlookatthebasictenetsofR.A.F.airpolicingcampaigns.Itseekstoanswerthequestion:towhatdoctrinedidaircommanderssubscribe?Itfurtheranalyzesthedevelopmentofairpolicingtacticaldoctrinethroughouttheinterwarperiod.Itsummarize

5、stheconclusionsandthenoffersthisinsightasitmayapplytocontemporaryoperations.ThisworkseekstoprovideaninsightfulviewoftheBritishexperienceandattemptstoexplainwhathasneverbeenexplainedbefore,namely“how”airpolicingworkedfromthevantagepointofthosewhoconductedit.BytracingtheR.A.F.operation

6、sduringthemoresignificantairpolicingexamplesandlookingattheindigenousresponse,itdescribestheactualoperationalmechanismatwork.iiiAcknowledgmentsIhavebeenfortunateenoughtohavefriendswhohelpedmewiththeirexperiencesandadviceandIhaveappreciatedthemany,longdiscussionswheredifficultpointswe

7、represented,argued,presentedagainandreargued--acontinuousdialoguethatI'msurePlatowouldhaveenjoyed.IamindebtedtoDr.HaroldWintonforhisyear-longadviceandcounsel.Especially,Iamgratefulforhispersistenceinalwaysaskingthetoughquestionsattherighttimewiththeperfecthumor.IamalsothankfulforLtCo

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