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Insurgents and Terrorists
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Military and Associated Terms
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aircraft carrying observers, cameras, and radar equipment;
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Histories of the First World War: Veterans 1914–1918
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enemy installations or a concentration of enemy troops
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19:For military aviation forces and equipment, see
2639:In modern usage, a missile is a self-propelled
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3207:"Warplane: Military Aviation: Key Innovations"
3093:Compact History of the United States Air Force
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3051:Cooksley, Peter G.; Bruce Robertson (1997).
2956:"Drone Planes: Are Fighter Pilots Obsolete?"
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1032:List of military strategies and concepts
2993:The Influence of Air Power upon History
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2805:(2010) for global coverage since 1900.
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3133:100 Years of Air Power & Aviation
2359:, observation of enemy maneuvers and
2162:for bombing cities; various sorts of
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3034:(2005) global coverage by journalist
2500:(small-scale) attack on a ground or
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3135:. Texas A&M University Press.
3116:. Texas A&M University Press.
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16:Military combat involving aircraft
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3097:. New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc.
3014:Air Power in the Age of Total War
2186:. Modern aerial warfare includes
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3233:Middle Eastern Air Power 2009
2801:See John Andreas Olsen, ed.,
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2087:and other flying machines in
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2269:developed during World War I
2131:and other aircraft to carry
3089:Glines, Carroll V. (1963).
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2641:precision-guided munition
2621:and naval air defence as
2390:basic fighter manoeuvring
2208:History of aerial warfare
1589:Loss-of-strength gradient
446:Combat information center
3162:A History of Air Warfare
2803:A History of Air Warfare
2753:Aerial bombing of cities
2575:, long- or medium-range
2280:use of strategic bombing
2192:unmanned aerial vehicles
2119:against ground targets;
1907:Military science fiction
1392:Technology and equipment
813:List of military tactics
36:Air Combat (arcade game)
3176:The Air War – 1939–1945
3038:Collier, Basil (1974).
2734:unmanned aerial vehicle
2681:surface-to-air missiles
2661:air-to-surface missiles
2353:reconnaissance aircraft
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1975:Wartime sexual violence
1731:Full-spectrum dominance
1542:Supply-chain management
54:United States Air Force
3256:europeanfilmgateway.eu
3190:"War in the Air" from
3131:Higham, Robin (2004).
3042:A History of Air Power
3012:Buckley, John (1999).
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2490:ground attack aircraft
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2378:Air combat manoeuvring
2373:Air combat manoeuvring
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1860:Peace through strength
1835:Low-intensity conflict
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2428:vertical envelopment
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2005:Military occupations
1840:Military engineering
1742:Unrestricted Warfare
1599:Force multiplication
497:Military manoeuvrers
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2817:Hallion, Richard P.
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2109:control of airspace
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1676:Rules of engagement
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431:Fire-control system
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3169:Why the Allies Won
2888:2017-03-05 at the
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1721:Command of the sea
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937:Tactical objective
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2542:Strategic bombing
2532:trained observers
2528:close air support
2442:technology since
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1594:Lanchester's laws
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