Background
Clodfelter, Mark Allen was born on December 16, 1954 in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Allen and Joan Lee (Cross) Clodfelter.
( Tracing the use of air power in World War II and the Ko...)
Tracing the use of air power in World War II and the Korean War, Mark Clodfelter explains how U. S. Air Force doctrine evolved through the American experience in these conventional wars only to be thwarted in the context of a limited guerrilla struggle in Vietnam. Although a faith in bombing's sheer destructive power led air commanders to believe that extensive air assaults could win the war at any time, the Vietnam experience instead showed how even intense aerial attacks may not achieve military or political objectives in a limited war. Based on findings from previously classified documents in presidential libraries and air force archives as well as on interviews with civilian and military decision makers, The Limits of Air Power argues that reliance on air campaigns as a primary instrument of warfare could not have produced lasting victory in Vietnam. This Bison Books edition includes a new chapter that provides a framework for evaluating air power effectiveness in future conflicts.
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Clodfelter, Mark Allen was born on December 16, 1954 in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Allen and Joan Lee (Cross) Clodfelter.
Bachelor of Science, United States Air Force Academy, 1977. Master of Arts, University Nebraska, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1987.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1977, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel, 1993, retired, 2000. Air weapons controller 73d Tactical Control Flight, Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina, 1978-1980. Group training officer 5th Tactical Air Control Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, 1980-1981.
Instructor history United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1983-1984, associate professor, 1987-1991. Professor airpower history School Advanced Airpower Studies, Montgomery, Alabama, 1991-1994. Professor aerospace studies University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1994-1997.
Professor military strategy National War College, Washington, since 1997.
( Tracing the use of air power in World War II and the Ko...)
Member Society Military Historians (trustee since 1994), Air Force Association, Air Force Academy Association Graduates, University North Carolina Alumni Association.
Married Donna Marie Mac Isaac, June 21, 1986.