Airpower applied : U.S., NATO, and Israeli combat experience /

Through a critical examination of twenty-nine case studies in which various U.S. coalitions and Israel played significant roles, this book offers perspectives on the political purpose, strategic meaning and military importance of airpower. The authors demystify some of airpower's strategic hist...

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Other Authors: Olsen, John Andreas, 1968- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2017]
Series:History of military aviation.
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Summary:Through a critical examination of twenty-nine case studies in which various U.S. coalitions and Israel played significant roles, this book offers perspectives on the political purpose, strategic meaning and military importance of airpower. The authors demystify some of airpower's strategic history by extracting the most useful teachings to help military professionals and political leaders understand what airpower has to offer as a "continuation of politics by other means.
Physical Description:xviii, 413 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781682470756
168247075X