A former Assistant Professor of History at the United States Military Academy, West Point, Gian P. Gentile is an active duty army officer and is currently a Division Operations Planner with the 24th Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. He has served in command and staff positions in armored units in Germany, Korea, and the United States. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Stanford University.
"How Effective is Strategic Bombing is a thought provoking analysis
on the subject of air power and bombing and the use of surveys to
explain the effects of air power on the enemy in conflict."
*Parameters*
"Gian Gentile provides a first rate analysis of the Gulf War Air
Power Survey against the backdrop World War II's U.S. Strategic
Bombing Survey. His well-researched critique also offers much
insight about the Air Force mindset during the past half
century."
*Mark A. Clodfelter,Professor of Military History, The National War
College, Washington, D.C.*
"The most thorough and accurate analysis ever written about the
conduct and results of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey. Gentile
demonstrates that underneath its veneer of objectivity clashed a
number of conflicting agendas and personalities, and in many ways
the conclusions were preordained. This work shows the difficulty
inherent in analyzing the results of any air campaign. Recent
problems with bomb damage assessment in the Balkans reinforce his
conclusions."
*Conrad Crane,Professor of Military History, United States Military
Academy, West Point*
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