DFH and Alumni History Books

More than just Air and Space Power, this list of books written by members of the USAF Academy Department of History demonstrates the breadth and depth of research and contributions to history made by USAF Academy Alumni and Faculty. Many of these authors are also AFHF members.

If you are a member and did not submit your published works for inclusion in this list, send book cover image, any links for the book, and your name to xd@afhistory.org, we will work them in during the next revision cycle.

DFH and Alumni History Books

Jacob Abadi
Britain's Withdrawal From the Middle East

Jacob Abadi

Jacob Abadi
Israel's Quest for Recognition and Acceptance in Asia

Jacob Abadi

Jacob Abadi
Israel's Leadership: From Utopia to Crisis

Jacob Abadi

Jacob Abadi
Tunisia Since the Arab Conquest: The Saga of a Westernized Muslim State

Jacob Abadi

John Abbatiello
Anti-Submarine Warfare in World War I: British Naval Aviation and the Defeat of the U-Boats

John Abbatiello

Dennis E. Showalter and John G. Albert
An American Dilemma: Vietnam, 1964-1973

Dennis E. Showalter and John G. Albert

Victor Anthony
Tactics and Techniques of Night Operations 1961-1970

Victor Anthony

David C. Arnold
Lt. Gen Forrest S. Mccartney: The First Space Professional

David C. Arnold

William J. Astore
Observing God: Thomas Dick, Evangelicalism, and Popular Science in Victorian Britain and America

William J. Astore

Jack S. Ballard
War Bird Ace: The Great War Exploits of Capt. Field E. Kindley

Jack S. Ballard

Jack S. Ballard
The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia: Development and Employment of Fixed-Wing Gunships 1962-1972

Jack S. Ballard

Jack S. Ballard
The Shock of Peace: Military and Economic Demobilization After World War II

Jack S. Ballard

Jack S. Ballard
Lowry Air Force Base

Jack S. Ballard

Jack S. Ballard
The Luckiest Man Alive: The Life of World War I Aviator Captain John H. Hedley

Jack S. Ballard

Jack S. Ballard
The 147th Aero Squadron in World War I: A Training and Combat History of the "Who Said Rats" Squadron

Jack S. Ballard

Jack S. Ballard
Colorado's Daring Ivy Baldwin: Aviator, Aerialist & Aeronaut

Jack S. Ballard

Donald R. Baucom
Clausewitz on Space War: An Essay on the Strategic Aspects of Military Operations in Space

Donald R. Baucom

Donald R. Baucom
The Origins of SDI, 1944 - 1983

Donald R. Baucom

Paul E. Bauman
Luftwaffe Airlift in the Tunisian Bridgehead: Expeditionary Lessons for a Transformation Age

Paul E. Bauman

Donald M. Bishop, Editor
Pacifist to Padre The World War Ii Memoir of Chaplain Roland B. Gittelsohn

Donald M. Bishop, Editor

Donald M. Bishop and Thomas F. McGann
World History in Liberal Military Education

Donald M. Bishop and Thomas F. McGann

Donald M. Bishop
Living Documents of American History

Donald M. Bishop

Lance R. Blyth
Chiricahua and Janos: Communities of Violence in the Southwest Borderlands 1680 - 1880

Lance R. Blyth

Harry R. Borowski
Military Planning in the Twentieth Century

Harry R. Borowski

Harry R. Borowski
A Hollow Threat: Strategic Air Power and Containment Before Korea

Harry R. Borowski

Ray L. Bowers
Tactical Airlift: The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia

Ray L. Bowers

Edward P. Brynn
Crown & Castle: British Rule in Ireland 1800-1830

Edward P. Brynn

Philip D. Caine
Aircraft Down! Evading Capture in WWII Europe

Philip D. Caine

Philip D. Caine
Spitfires, Thunderbolts, and Warm Beer: An American Fighter Pilot Over Europe

Philip D. Caine

Philip D. Caine
The RAF Eagle Squadrons

Philip D. Caine

Philip D. Caine
American Pilots in the RAF: The WWII Eagle Squadrons

Philip D. Caine

Philip D. Caine
Eagles of the RAF

Philip D. Caine

Steve Call
Selling Air Power: Military Aviation and American Popular Culture After World War II

Steve Call

Steve Call
Danger Close: Tactical Air Controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq

Steve Call

D'Ann Campbell
Americans at War: Society, Culture, and the Homefront

D’Ann Campbell

D'Ann Campbell
Women at War With America: Private Lives in a Patriotic Era

D’Ann Campbell

Timothy N. Castle
At War in the Shadow of Vietnam: US Military Aid to the Royal Lao Government 1955-1975

Timothy N. Castle

Timothy N. Castle
One Day Too Long: Top Secret Site 85 and the Bombing on North Vietnam

Timothy N. Castle

Stephen D. Chiabotti
Tooling for War: Military Transformation in the Industrial Age

Stephen D. Chiabotti

John L. Cirafici
A Cabin in the Mountains and Other Short Stories

John L. Cirafici

John L. Cirafici
Airhead Operations: Where AMC Delivers

John L. Cirafici

Paul W. Clark and Laurence A. Lyons
George Owen Squier: U.S. Army Major General, Inventor, Aviation Pioneer, Founder of Muzak

Paul W. Clark and Laurence A. Lyons

Mark Clodfelter
Fifty Shades of Friction: Combat Climate, B-52 Crews, and the Vietnam War

Mark Clodfelter

Mark Clodfelter
Beneficial Bombing: The Progressive Foundations of American Air Power 1917-1945

Mark Clodfelter

Mark Clodfelter
Between Two Shades of Blue

Mark Clodfelter

Mark Clodfelter
The Limits of Air Power: The American Bombing of North Vietnam

Mark Clodfelter

John V. Clune
The Abongo Abroad: Military-Sponsored Travel in Ghana, the United States, and the World , 1959-1992

John V. Clune

Elliott V. Converse
Forging the Sword: Selecting, Educating, and Training Cadets & Junior Officers in the Modern World

Elliott V. Converse

Elliott V. Converse
Rearming for the Cold War, 1945-1960

Elliott V. Converse

Elliott V. Converse
Circling the Earth: United States Plan for a Postwar Overseas Military Base System, 1942-1948

Elliott V. Converse

Elliott V. Converse
The Exclusion of Black Soldiers From the Medal of Honor in World War II

Elliott V. Converse

Mark J. Conversino
Airpower in Transition: The Evolution of United States Tactical Air Doctrine, Tunisia, 1942-43

Mark J. Conversino

Mark J. Conversino
Fighting With the Soviets: The Failure of Operation FRANTIC. 1944-1945

Mark J. Conversino

Gary P. Cox
The Halt in the Mud: French Strategic Planning from Waterloo to Sedan

Gary P. Cox

Joe C. Dixon
The American Military and the Far East

Joe C. Dixon

Arthur A. Durand
Stalag Luft III: The Secret Story

Arthur A. Durand

Robert S. Ehlers, Jr.
Technology, Violence, and War: Essays in Honor of Dr. John F. Guilmartin, Jr.

Robert S. Ehlers, Jr.

Robert S. Ehlers, Jr.
Targeting the Third Reich: Air Intelligence and the Allied Bombing Campaigns

Robert S. Ehlers, Jr.

Robert S. Ehlers, Jr.
The Mediterranean Air War: Airpower and Allied Victory in World War II

Robert S. Ehlers, Jr.

Robert C. Ehrhart
Successful Strategies for Grazing Cattle in Riparian Zones

Robert C. Ehrhart

Robert C. Ehrhart and Alfred F. Hurley
Air Power and Warfare: The Proceedings of the 8th Military History Symposium

Robert C. Ehrhart and Alfred F. Hurley

Mark Erickson
Into the Unknown: Together The DOD, NASA, and Early Spaceflight

Mark Erickson

George V. Fagan
The Air Force Academy an Illustrated History

George V. Fagan

George V. Fagan
Air Force Academy Heritage: The Early Years Hardcover – June 1, 2006

George V. Fagan

John T. Farquhar
Ground Truths for Airmen: Core Readings in Military & Strategic Studies

John T. Farquhar

John T. Farquhar
A Need to Know The Role of Air Force Reconnaissance in War Planning, 1945–1953

John T. Farquhar

Lorry Fenner
An Officer and a Lady: The World War II Letters of Lt. Col. Betty Bandel, Women's Army Corps

Lorry Fenner

Lorry Fenner
Women in Combat - Civic Duty or Military Liability?

Lorry Fenner

Philip M. Flammer
The Vivid Air: The Lafayette Escadrille

Philip M. Flammer

David I. Folkman, Jr.
The Nicaragua Route

David I. Folkman, Jr.

Roger P. Fox
Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1961-1973

Roger P. Fox

John L. Frisbee
Maker of the U.S. Air Force

John L. Frisbee

William Geffen
Command and Commanders in Modern Military History

William Geffen

Paul G. Gillespie and Grant T. Weller
Harnessing the Heavens: National Defense Through Space

Paul G. Gillespie and Grant T. Weller

Paul G. Gillespie
Weapons of Choice: The Development of Precision Guided Munitions

Paul G. Gillespie

Donald L. Goldstein
Fading Victory: The Diary of Admiral Matome Ugaki, 1941-1945

Donald L. Goldstein

Donald M. Goldstein, Gordon W. Prange, and Katherine V. Dillon
God's Samurai: Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor

Donald M. Goldstein, Gordon W. Prange, and Katherine V. Dillon

Donald M. Goldstein, Gordon W. Prange, and Katherine V. Dillon
Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring

Donald M. Goldstein, Gordon W. Prange, and Katherine V. Dillon

Donald M. Goldstein and Carol Aiko DeShazer Dixon
Return of the Raider: A Doolittle Raider's Story of War & Forgiveness

Donald M. Goldstein and Carol Aiko DeShazer Dixon

Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon
The Pearl Harbor Papers: Inside the Japanese Plans

Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon

Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, and J. Michael Wenger
Rain of Ruin: A Photographic History of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, and J. Michael Wenger

Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, and J. Michael Wenger
D-Day Normandy: The Story and Photographs

Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, and J. Michael Wenger

Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon
Amelia: A Life of the Aviation Legend

Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon

Donald M. Goldstein
The Williwaw War: The Arkansas National Guard in the Aleutians in World War II

Donald M. Goldstein

Donald L. Goldstein and Harry J. Maihafer
The Korean War: The Story and Photographs

Donald L. Goldstein and Harry J. Maihafer

Michael Novak and Donald M. Bishop, Editor
Essays in Capitalism and Democracy

Michael Novak and Donald M. Bishop, Editor

Dennis Showalter and William J. Astore
Soldier's Lives Through History: The Early Modern World

Dennis Showalter and William J. Astore

Dennis Showalter and William J. Astore
Hindenburg: Icon of German Militarism

Dennis Showalter and William J. Astore