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> [Offense is the essence of air power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-h-arnold/offense-is-the-essence-of-air-power/)

[Henry H. Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-h-arnold/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/henry-h-arnold-53740_air_offense-is-the-essence-of-air-power-2176_2176516.jpg)

> [Strategic air assault is wasted if it is dissipated piecemeal in sporadic attacks between which the enemy has an opportunity to readjust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-h-arnold/strategic-air-assault-is-wasted-if-it-is-dissipated-piecemeal-in/)

[Henry H. Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-h-arnold/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/henry-h-arnold-53740_air_strategic-air-assault-is-wasted-if-it-is_2236276.jpg)

> [A modern, autonomous, and thoroughly trained Air Force in being at all times will not alone be sufficient, but without it there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-h-arnold/a-modern-autonomous-and-thoroughly-trained-air-force-in-being-at-all/)

[Henry H. Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-h-arnold/)

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- [Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air-power/sir-arthur-harris-1st-baronet/)
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## More by Henry H. Arnold

> [The Japanese position was hopeless even before the first atomic bomb fell because the Japanese had lost control of their own air.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-h-arnold/the-japanese-position-was-hopeless-even-before-the-first-atomic-bomb/)

[Henry H. Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-h-arnold/)

> [Offense is the essence of air power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-h-arnold/offense-is-the-essence-of-air-power/)

[Henry H. Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-h-arnold/)

> [Strategic air assault is wasted if it is dissipated piecemeal in sporadic attacks between which the enemy has an opportunity to readjust defenses or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-h-arnold/strategic-air-assault-is-wasted-if-it-is-dissipated-piecemeal-in/)

[Henry H. Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-h-arnold/)

> [A modern, autonomous, and thoroughly trained Air Force in being at all times will not alone be sufficient, but without it there can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-h-arnold/a-modern-autonomous-and-thoroughly-trained-air-force-in-being-at-all/)

[Henry H. Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-h-arnold/)

> [The technical genius which could find answers ... was not cooped up in military or civilian bureaucracy, but was to be found in universities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-h-arnold/the-technical-genius-which-could-find-answers-was-not-cooped-up-in/)

[Henry H. Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-h-arnold/)

> [It's got to be done and done quickly, so let's get it done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-h-arnold/it-s-got-to-be-done-and-done-quickly-so-let-s-get-it-done/)

[Henry H. Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-h-arnold/)

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