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