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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES THE WARS THAT NEVER WERE: AMERICAN AIRPOWER AND CONFLICT DETERRENCE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY By JOHNATHAN ADAM RICE A Thesis submitted to the Department of History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2010 The members of the committee approve the thesis of Johnathan Adam Rice defended on June 20, 2010. __________________________________ Professor Kristine C. Harper Professor Directing Thesis __________________________________ Professor Ronald E. Doel Committee Member __________________________________ Professor Jennifer L. Koslow Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members. ii ACKNOWEDGMENTS As with most academic endeavors, writing a thesis is above all else a lesson in humility. Though one name appears on the title page, this project was only possible from the feedback, support, and care of many. Professor Kristine Harper provided endless patience, candor, and wit through countless emails, rough drafts, and impromptu meetings. Professor Ron Doel was equally as pivotal in this endeavor, never failing to remind me that I was, in fact, on the right track (despite my insistence to the contrary). Professor Jennifer Koslow took a chance on me as an undergraduate, teaching me the rigors of graduate study, and coaching my writing in a very important and uncertain time in my academic pursuits.