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Giulio Douhet
Born(1869-05-30)30 May 1869
Caserta, Campania, Italy
Died15 February 1930(1930-02-15) (aged 60)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Known forAirpower theories, a key proponent of strategic bombing

General Giulio Douhet (30 May 1869 – 15 February 1930) was an Italian general and air power theorist.[1] He was a key proponent of strategic bombing in aerial warfare. He was a contemporary of the air warfare advocates Walther Wever, Billy Mitchell, and Hugh Trenchard.

  1. ^ Garrett, Stephen A. (1997). "Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War. By Robert A. Pape. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1996. 366p. 19.95 paper". American Political Science Review. 91 (2): 506–507. doi:10.2307/2952442. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 2952442. S2CID 147348984.

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