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Giulio Douhet

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The one effective method of defending one's own territory from an offensive by air is to destroy the enemy's air power with the greatest possible speed.


— Giulio Douhet


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To conquer the command of the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat and acceptance of whatever terms the enemy may be pleased to impose.


— Giulio Douhet


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About Giulio Douhet






Did you know about Giulio Douhet?

Command of the air meant victory. He proposed an independent air force composed primarily of long-range load-carrying bombers. Aerial strategy
In his book Douhet argued that air power was revolutionary because it operated in the third dimension.

He was a contemporary of the 1920s air warfare advocates Walther Wever Billy Mitchell and Sir Hugh Trenchard. He was a key proponent of strategic bombing in aerial warfare.

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