Strategic air power in Desert Storm /

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"In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, a small group of air power advocates in the Pentagon, the so-called 'Checkmate' team led by Colonel John A. Warden III, proposed a strategic air campaign designed to drive the Iraqi army from Kuwait by a sustained effort a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Olsen, John Andreas, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2003.
Series:Cass series--studies in air power ; 12.
Subjects:
United States. > Air Force.
États-Unis. > Air Force.
United States. > Air Force
1900-1999
Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Aerial operations, American.
Air power > United States > History > 20th century.
Guerre du golfe Persique, 1991 > Opérations aériennes américaines.
Forces aériennes > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Air power
Military operations, Aerial > American
Strategie
Luftwaffe
Golfkrieg > 1990-1991
Militärische Macht
United States
USA
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Edward N. Luttwak
  • The Politicomilitary Context of Operation Desert Storm
  • The Genesis of the Strategic Air Campaign Plan
  • The Evolution of the Strategic Air Campaign Plan
  • The Target State: The Iraqi Regime's Political Power Structure
  • An Examination of the Strategic Air Campaign
  • Transcripts of The Desert Story Collection
  • BBC Frontline: The Gulf War.

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