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Air Power Against Terror : America's Conduct of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 plunged the United States into a determined counteroffensive against Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda terrorist network. This report details the initial U.S. military response to those attacks, namely, the destruction of al QaedaÂs terrorist infrastructure and the remo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lambeth, Benjamin S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica : RAND Corp., 2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The terrorist attacks of 9/11 plunged the United States into a determined counteroffensive against Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda terrorist network. This report details the initial U.S. military response to those attacks, namely, the destruction of al QaedaÂs terrorist infrastructure and the removal of the ruling Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The author emphasizes several distinctive achievements in this war, including the use of precision air-delivered weapons that were effective irrespective of weather, the first combat use of Predator unmanned aerial vehicles armed with Hellfire missiles.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (456 pages)
ISBN:9780833040534
0833040537