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Developing doctrine -- From doctrine to practice: executing the air offensive against Germany -- Attitudes of leaders and the public -- Attitudes and perceptions of American airmen -- The lure of technological innovation: bombing aids -- The lure of technological innovation: better bombs -- The lure of the deathblow in Europe -- Delivering the deathblow to Germany -- Torching Japan -- Strategic airpower in limited wars -- Legacies -- Appendix

New beginnings : engaging the puzzle palace -- Off to see the wizard : planning for Iraq -- Rearranging the bible : eggheads and jarheads -- Inside the big tent : ringmaster to the stars -- From theory to doctrine : intellectual debates about contemporary warfare -- Behind the curtain : a reader's guide to FM 3-24 -- Malpractice or messiah? : launched into the storm -- Observing the payoff in Iraq : the view from Baghdad -- Turning the switch on and off in Iraq : the view from the field -- Beyond the doctrine : Basrah, Diyala, and Bucca -- Witches and wizards revealed : the coin wave recedes -- Final musings : observations on the long war.

Army General Matthew Ridgway's actions throughout his career provide a valuable example of the appropriate time and place for serious dissent by military leaders. Ridgway demonstrated the importance of selectively and pragmatically expressing open