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As we enter a new century, air power is no longer a novelty. We now have 100 years of theory and practical experience on which to base our employment of this form of military force. Although this period is still dwarfed by the centuries and even millennia of tradition and experience underpinning our use of land and maritime power, the ‘air power century’ offers a very rich background of examples and ideas on which twenty-first century air strategy may be based.
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Sabin, P. (2002). Western Strategy in the New Era: the Apotheosis of Air Power?. In: Dorman, A., Smith, M., Uttley, M. (eds) The Changing Face of Military Power. Cormorant Security Studies Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230502161_5
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