Able Quote by Giulio Douhet

If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the…

— William Halsey

Air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air.

— Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder

Air forces offered the possibility of striking a the enemy's economic and moral centres without having first to achieve 'the destruction of the enemy's…

— B. H. Liddell Hart

In order to assure an adequate national defense, it is necessary - and sufficient - to be in a position in case of war…

— Giulio Douhet

Air power can either paralyze the enemy's military action or compel him to devote to the defense of his bases and communications a share…

— Winston Churchill

Once the command of the air is obtained by one of the contending armies, the war becomes a conflict between a seeing host and…

— H. G. Wells

Retention of operational control of its air is important to the Corps' air-ground team, as air constitutes a significant part of its offensive firepower.

— Keith B. McCutcheon

The first and absolute requirement of strategic air power in this war was control of the air in order to carry out sustained operations…

— Carl Andrew Spaatz

Air superiority is the ultimate expression of military power.

— Winston Churchill

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it will not be fought on U.S. soil.

— Chester W. Nimitz

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must…

— Winston Churchill

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil.

— Chester W. Nimitz