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Gunners!
The Men Who Manned the B-29 Machine Guns in the Korean War
The authoritative account of unheralded Airmen who completed their Korean War mission. Told in their own words and backed by reliable archival sources.
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JAMES BLACKWELL
Military Analyst, Author, and Lecturer
James Blackwell returns to the public square after 30 years of government work. He was a globally recognized military analyst in the 1990s, CNN’s first full-time on-air military expert during the 1991 Gulf War, Fox News Network’s founding military analyst. He then worked on sensitive-source studies for the Defense Department. Blackwell served as Special Advisor on Nuclear Policy and Strategy for the Air Force then the Institute for Defense Analyses. He was a Cold War Army officer, serving in Armored Cavalry and Fast Attack Infantry; taught at West Point, and teaches a graduate course in Military Strategy for the Bush School, Texas A&M.
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The 307th Bombardment Group Association Presents
The History of the 307th Bombardment Wing in the Korean War:
- Concise Chronicle 1950-1954 (20 Minutes)
- 8 Detailed Episodes (Total Run Time: 3.5 hours)
- Trailer (3 Minutes)
Dr. James Blackwell, Korean War Historian for the 307th Bombardment Group Association, researched previously untapped sources. The result is a narrative unlike any other previously published Korean War history.
James Blackwell was keynote speaker at the 307th Bombardment Wing Reunion held November 2-4, 2023 in Shreveport, Louisiana just outside its home station Barksdale Air Force Base. The Wing celebrated 100 years of service to the nation. See video of 100 years of 307th Bomb Wing Mission Video. Dr. Blackwell’s presentation focused on the 307th’s achievements in the Korean War.
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JAMES BLACKWELL
Since his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1987, Dr. Blackwell has conducted research and analysis on military concepts, strategy and technology, serving as Director of Political Military Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and at several corporate organizations under contract to the Department of Defense and other government agencies, including a number of seminal studies for the Office of Net Assessment. He was Cable News Network's full-time military analyst during the 1991 Persian Gulf War and was Fox News Channel's founding Military Analyst.
Dr. Blackwell was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at West Point from 1982 to 1985 and has developed and taught a number of graduate-level courses for government. He was Executive Director for two major Department of Defense investigations (Detention Operations in 2004 and Nuclear Weapons Management in 2008) and from 2009 to 2016 served in the United States Air Force as Special Advisor to the Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration. Dr. Blackwell was Research Staff Member at the Institute for Defense Analyses and currently teaches Military Strategy and the History of Nations for the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University.
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Other Books by James Blackwell
Thunder in the Desert: The Strategy and Tactics of the Persian Gulf War
Desert Storm: The Gulf War and What We Learned
On Brave Old Army Team: The Cheating Scandal That Rocked the Nation: West Point, 1951
Making Defense Reform Work