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Roberts, Drew (2017)

Continued Adherence to Old Ideas? The U.S. Air Force and Their Reaction to the Vietnam War

Master thesis | History (MA)
This thesis investigates the U.S. Air Force's reaction to the Vietnam War, focusing on the period between 1975 and 1991. It explores how Air Force officers assessed the war during this time, and to what extent the experience of Vietnam led to concrete changes in the Air Force. The thesis finds that the Air Force's deeply ingrained institutional culture prescribed particular views about the use of airpower, and that this prevented them from conducting proper evaluations of the war. This adherence to their institutional culture was not a new development. Rather, it was a continuation of Air Force attitudes from the time between World War II and the Vietnam War.
U.S. Air Force
Vietnam War
Reaction
Continued Adherence
Institutional Culture
Author
Roberts, Drew
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
MA History
Supervisors
Duijvesteijn, Isabelle
ECTS Credits
30
Language
en