Giulio Douhet

Giulio Douhet was an Italian military strategist and aviation pioneer who lived from 1869 to 1974. He is best known for his influential ideas about air power and its role in modern warfare. Douhet argued that attacking an enemy's infrastructure and industrial capacity from the air would be more effective than traditional land battles. He believed that air superiority could decisively change the outcome of conflicts. His concepts laid the groundwork for modern air force strategies and emphasized the importance of strategic bombing in warfare, significantly shaping military thinking in the 20th century and beyond.