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.

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    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

    Ken Alnwick and Thomas Fabyanic
    Warfare in Lebanon

    Ken Alnwick and Thomas Fabyanic

    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 Spanish-American War

    Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon

    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 and Harry J. Maihafer
    America in World War I

    Donald M. Goldstein and Harry J. Maihafer

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

    Donald M. Goldstein

    Donald M. Goldstein, Donald M. Dillon, Katherine V. Wenger, and J. Michael Wenger
    Pearl Harbor: The Way it Was

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

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

    Donald L. Goldstein and Harry J. Maihafer

    Donald M. Goldstein, Gordon W. Prange and Katherine V. Dillon
    Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History

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

    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