Giulio Douhet

“It is easier and more effective to destroy the enemy's aerial forces in their nests than to hunt them in the air.”

“Resigned to death, they will be able to do nothing but await the inevitable with eyes turned to the sky.”

“To conquer the command of the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat and acceptance of whatever terms the enemy may be pleased to impose.”

“No part of the enemy's territory will be safe from aerial attack.”

“The guiding principle of bombing is to hit the fewest number of targets to produce the greatest effect.”

“A nation that has command of the air is in a position to protect its own territory and its own vital lines of communication.”

“The inflexible principle of war is to inflict upon the enemy the greatest amount of damage in the shortest possible time.”

“Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the changes in the character of war, not upon those who wait to adapt themselves after the changes occur.”

“The airplane is the most offensive weapon ever invented.”

“The command of the air is the first and the most important of all the commands.”