Giulio Douhet

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Giulio Douhet was an Italian general and pioneering air power theorist whose ideas on strategic bombing and the decisive role of air forces profoundly influenced modern military aviation doctrine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air power theorist
human
military officer
military theorist
advocated creation of an independent air force separate from army and navy
strategic bombing of industrial and population centers to break enemy morale
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Italy
dateOfBirth 1869-05-30
dateOfDeath 1930-02-15
educatedAt Italian Military Academy of Modena
era 20th century
familyName Douhet
fieldOfWork air power theory
military theory
strategic bombing doctrine
givenName Giulio
influenced Royal Air Force strategic bombing doctrine
United States Army Air Corps doctrine
modern air power doctrine
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
militaryBranch Italian Army
militaryRank general
movement airpower theory
name Giulio Douhet
nationality Italian
notableIdea air power as decisive arm of war
independent air force
preemptive air offensive
strategic bombing of enemy cities
notableWork The Command of the Air
occupation general
military theorist
writer
originalTitle Il dominio dell’aria
placeOfBirth Caserta
Kingdom of Italy
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Italy
Rome
positionHeld head of the Italian Army’s aviation section
publicationDate 1921
sexOrGender male
theory command of the air is essential to victory in modern war
the bomber will always get through


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