European Air Power

COL. JOHN ANDREAS OLSEN is currently assigned to the Norwegian Ministry of Defence and is a visiting professor of operational art and tactics at the Swedish National Defence College. His previous publications with Potomac Books include John Warden and the Renaissance of American Air Power, A History of Air Warfare,Global Air Power, and Air Commanders.  

List of Illustrations

Prologue: The Fighter Pilot
Jostein Grønflaten


Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Air Option
John Andreas Olsen


List of Abbreviations


Part 1. European Air Powers


1. French Air Power: Effectiveness through Constraints
Etienne de Durand


2. German Air Power: Ready to Participate in Joint and Combined Operations 
Holger H. Mey


3. Turkish Air Power: Toward Full-Spectrum Aerospace Forces
Christian F. Anrig


4. British Air Power: Allowing the UK to Punch above Its Weight 
Peter W. Gray


Part 2. Nordic Air Powers


5. Norwegian Air Power: Staying Relevant in a New Era
Finn Kristian Hannestad


6. Danish Air Power: From the Cold War to Contemporary Air Operations
Henrik Røboe Dam


7. Swedish Air Power: Delivering Independently, Joint, and Combined
Micael Bydén


8. Finnish Air Power: In Defense of the Homeland
Lauri Tapio Puranen


Part 3. Reflections: Where Do We Go from Here?


9. Approaching the End?
Martin van Creveld


10. The Response to Uncertainty
R. A. Mason


Notes

Selected Bibliography

Contributors

Index