Giulio Douhet was an Italian general and air power theorist whose 1921 book The Command of the Air (Il dominio dell'aria) argued that a nation that first destroys an enemy's air force and then bombs its cities and industry can break the enemy's will to fight from the air alone, without the stalemate of a ground campaign. This atlas cites him as the founding theorist behind its own Strategic Bombing Doctrine entry. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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RankGeneral, Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Army/Air Force) 1 Defining ContributionFounded strategic bombing doctrine, arguing that destroying an enemy's air force and then bombing its cities and industry could break its will to fight. 1 Notable WorkThe Command of the Air / Il dominio dell'aria (1921) 1 Giulio Douhet
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Giulio Douhet (30 May 1869 - 15 February 1930) was an Italian general and air power theorist. He was a key proponent of strategic bombing in aerial warfare.
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15 February 1930
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strategic bombing-particularly targeting civilian populations and infrastructure-could break a nation's will to fight
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