This book investigates the United States Army Air Forces' strategic planning for the post-World War II era, focusing on the critical period between 1943 and 1945. Drawing on extensive archival research and official documents, Perry M. Smith details the complex considerations and evolving doctrines that shaped the Air Force's vision for maintaining global air superiority and contributing to international peace in the immediate aftermath of the conflict. The work examines the challenges of demobilization, the nascent Cold War environment, and the development of long-range air power capabilities.

This work offers a detailed examination of a specific, crucial period in military aviation history. Its focus on strategic planning during the latter stages of World War II suggests a text aimed at historians and specialists in military and aviation studies. The subject matter points to a dense, analytical account grounded in primary source material, likely providing significant insight into the institutional thinking of the U.S. Army Air Forces as they prepared for a post-war world.