Airpower and technology : smart and unmanned weapons / David R. Mets.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-230) and index.

Introduction -- Airpower thinking and technology before Hiroshima -- The foundations of American airpower -- The Battle of Britain/America prepares -- American airpower in World War II: Genesis of precision-guided weapons -- The coming of the balance of terror: Heyday of the SAC bombers -- Vietnam and the coming of the smart weapon age -- Reaction to Vietnam: Air and space theory and doctrine, technology, and organization -- Reorganization for the era of smart weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles -- Intelligence, technology, and information warfare -- The Second Gulf War: Air and space combat at the dawn of a new century -- The future of air and space war: Speculations.