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SPRING 2015 - Volume 62, Number 1 Call for Papers Violent Skies: the Air War Over Vietnam a Symposium Proposed for October 2015 SPRING 2015 - Volume 62, Number 1 WWW.AFHISTORICALFOUNDATION.ORG Call For Papers Violent Skies: The Air War Over Vietnam A Symposium Proposed for October 2015 Four military service historical foundations—the Air Force Historical Foundation, the Army Historical Foundation, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, and the Naval Historical Foundation—recognize that a half century has passed since the United States became militarily engaged in Southeast Asia, and hope to sponsor a series of conferences involving scholars and veterans, aimed at exploring aspects and conse- quences of what once was known as America’s Longest War. For the first conference in the series, since all military services employed their combat aircraft capabilities in that conflict, the leaders of the four nonprofit organizations agree that the air war over Southeast Asia offers a compelling joint topic for reflective examination and discus- sion. The intent is to host a symposium on this subject in the national capital region on Thurs- day and Friday, October 15 and 16, 2015, potentially extending into Saturday, October 17. Other stakeholder organizations will be approached to join as co-sponsors of this event. The organizers of the symposium envision plenary and concurrent sessions to accommodate a wide va- riety of topics and issues. Panel participants will be allotted 20 minutes to present their research or discuss their experiences. A panel chair will be assigned to provide commentary and moderate discussion. Com- menters from academia, veterans, Vietnamese émigrés, and scholars from the region may be invited to pro- vide additional insights. Panel/Paper proposals may employ both chronological and topical approaches: Examples of chronological subjects can include: U.S. air support in the early years; The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and American esca- lation; the Rolling Thunder campaign; Tet and its aftermath; concluding combat operations to include aerial mining and Linebacker operations; and evacuation operations in 1975. Topical proposals could include political and military leadership and decision making; recognition of in- dividual service and sacrifice; joint service coordination; organizational command infrastructures; the rules of engagement; aircraft and armament capabilities; close air support; air mobility; airlift and logistical sup- port; search and rescue; aeromedical evacuation; air-to-air combat; air defense challenges; air interdiction efforts; the prisoner of war experience; media coverage and public opinion; basing at sea and on land; training and advisory missions; air reconnaissance and intelligence operations; South Vietnamese/allied nation/ other organizations (eg. CIA) air operations; ethical and legal considerations; and environmental impact. Those proposing a symposium presentation shall submit a 250 to 400 word paper abstract and a cur- riculum vitae /or short autobiography to Dr. David F. Winkler of the Naval Historical Foundation (dwin- [email protected]) not later than April 30, 2015. Panel proposals will be welcomed with a panel objective statement added to the submission of paper abstracts and C.V./bios. Spring 2015 -Volume 62, Number 1 WWW.AFHISTORICALFOUNDATION.ORG Features A Slow Start: Military Air Transport at the Beginning of the Second World War A. D. Harvey 6 USAF Special Operations Heritage: Cliff Heflin and his Carpetbaggers Darrel F. Dvorak 16 Ready for the Worst: Preemption, Prevention, and American Nuclear Policy Trevor D. Albertson 30 Air Force Intelligence Support to Nuclear Operations: Pre and Post-Incident Scott C. Martin 40 Book Reviews 102 Days of War: How Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda & the Taliban Survived 2001 By Yaniv Barzilai Review by Jeffrey P. Joyce 50 Fabled Fifteen: The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15 By Thomas McKelvey Review by John F. O’Connell 50 Night Hunters: The AC–130s and Their Role in U.S. Airpower By William P. Head Review by Darrell Whitcomb 50 The Unsubstantial Air: American Fliers in the First World War By Samuel Hynes Review by Jeffrey P. Joyce 51 Doctrine, Strategy and Military Culture: Military Strategic Doctrine in Australia, Canada, & New Zealand, 1987-07 By Aaron P. Jackson Review by Michael W. Hankins 51 Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America By Annie Jacobsen & The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler’s Men By Eric Lichtblau Review by Robert Huddleston 52 Observers and Navigators and Other Non-Pilot Aircrew in the RFC, RNAS, and RAF By C. G. Jefford Review by Richard P. Hallion 53 A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat & Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II By Adam Makos with Larry Alexander Review by Robert Huddleston 53 Modern Military Aircraft: The World’s Great Weapons By Thomas Newdick & Tom Cooper Review by Joseph Romito 54 Hanoi’s War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam By Lien-Hang T. Nguyen Review by John Q. Smith 55 Killing Patton:The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General By Bill O”Reilly & Martin Dugard Review by John Cirafici 55 The Lion’s Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War By Steven Pressfield Review by Richard P. Hallion 56 History of Rocketry and Astronautics: AAS History Series, Volume 40 By Christophe Rothmund, ed. Review by Golda Eldridge 56 A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945, Vol. 2, North African Desert, Feb. 1942-Mar. 1943 By Christopher Shores, et. al. Review by Kenneth P. Werrell 57 Once a Fighter Pilot: The Story of Korean War Ace Lt. Gen. Charles G. “Chick” Cleveland By Warren A. Trest Review by Richard P. Hallion 57 The Battle of the Bridges: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden By Frank van Lunteren Review by Golda Eldridge 58 Cold War Fighters: Canadian Aircraft Procurement, 1945-54 By Randall Wakelam Review by Richard P. Hallion 58 Consolidated B–24 Liberator: Warpaint Series No. 96 By Ian White . Review by Scott A. Willey 59 Flying Blind: The Story of a Second World War Night Fighter Pilot By F/Lt. Bryan Wild & Eliz. Halls w/ Joe Bamford Review by Frank Willingham 59 Death from Above: The 7th Bombardment Group in World War II By Edward M. Young Review by Richard P. Hallion 60 Departments Books To Review 5661 Upcoming Events and Reunions 62 New History Mystery 64 COVER: B–1B Lancer banks over Iraq. The Air Force Historical Foundation The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation Spring 2015 Volume 62 Number 1 Editor Richard I. Wolf Editor Emeritus Jacob Neufeld Air Force Historical Foundation Technical Editor Dan Simonsen P.O. Box 790 Clinton, MD 20735-0790 Book Review Editor (301) 736-1959 Scott A. Willey Advertising E-mail: [email protected] Jim Vertenten On the Web at http://www.afhistoricalfoundation.org Circulation Board of Directors MEMBERS Angela J. Bear Maj Gen Dale W. Meyerrose, USAF (Ret.) Benefactor Chairman Lt Col Steven L. Diehl Maj Gen Kenneth M. DeCuir, USAF (Ret.) Air Power History (ISSN 1044-016X) is pro- 1st Vice Chairman Patron duced for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter by Lt Gen Charles L. Johnson II, USAF (Ret.) Col Gerald F. Christeson, USAF (Ret.) the Air Force Historical Foun dation. Col Dennis M. Drew, USAF (Ret.) 2d Vice Chairman Prospective contributors should consult the Mr. Darrell Dvorak Lt Gen Christopher Miller, USAF (Ret.) GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS at Secretary Dr. Jerome V. Martin the back of this journal. Unsolicited manu- CMSgt John R. McCauslin, USAF (Ret.) Mr. John L. 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