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3212:"Warplane: Military Aviation: Key Innovations"
3098:Compact History of the United States Air Force
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3056:Cooksley, Peter G.; Bruce Robertson (1997).
2961:"Drone Planes: Are Fighter Pilots Obsolete?"
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3075:Corum, James S.; Johnson, Wray R. (2003).
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3138:100 Years of Air Power & Aviation
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3019:Air Power in the Age of Total War
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2395:basic fighter manoeuvring
2213:History of aerial warfare
1594:Loss-of-strength gradient
446:Combat information center
3167:A History of Air Warfare
2808:A History of Air Warfare
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2758:Aerial bombing of cities
2580:, long- or medium-range
2285:use of strategic bombing
2197:unmanned aerial vehicles
2124:against ground targets;
1912:Military science fiction
1397:Technology and equipment
813:List of military tactics
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3181:The Air War – 1939–1945
3043:Collier, Basil (1974).
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2666:air-to-surface missiles
2358:reconnaissance aircraft
2260:(1914-1918), where the
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1980:Wartime sexual violence
1736:Full-spectrum dominance
1547:Supply-chain management
54:United States Air Force
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3195:"War in the Air" from
3136:Higham, Robin (2004).
3047:A History of Air Power
3017:Buckley, John (1999).
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1671:Jewish laws on war
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2533:close air support
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