Precision

‘James Patton Rogers’ history of precision warfare is a veritable tour de force, extraordinarily well researched and written in ways that will make it imperative reading for military historians and strategists but accessible and enriching for the public as a whole.’ Sarah Kreps, author of Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know 'Patton Rogers’s in-depth historical study shows exactly why precision bombing was far from easy for us to achieve during the Second World War and why it remains difficult today.' Charles J. ‘Chuck’ Richardson, Second World War veteran and author of 35 Missions to Hell and Back ‘Patton Rogers’s book plugs the gap in the historiography of America’s development of precision air power, demonstrating how the contested nuclear strategy through the 1950s and 1960s influenced the evolution of America’s precision ethos. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the development of American airpower.’ Christopher J. Fuller, author of See It/Shoot It: The Secret History of the CIA’s Lethal Drone Program 'A brilliant, and in places gripping, history of the US military’s quest to achieve precision in warfare.' Theo Farrell, author of Unwinnable: Britain’s War in Afghanistan ‘A must-read book for those wishing to understand how America has made war for over one hundred years.’ Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, author of The Origins of the Cold War 'The profession of arms has needed this book for a while.' Peter Roberts, Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI -- .