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UNINA9910220110403321 |
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Autore |
Rosenau William |
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Titolo |
Special operations forces and elusive enemy ground targets : lessons from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War / / William Rosenau |
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Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2001 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (73 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bombing, Aerial - United States |
Special forces (Military science) - United States |
Military reconnaissance |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Aerial operations, American |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Reconnaissance operations |
Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Aerial operations |
Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Reconnaissance operations |
Ballistic missiles - Iraq |
Ho Chi Minh Trail |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Prepared for the United States Air Force." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-60). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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PREFACE; FIGURES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT; Chapter Two U.S. AIR GROUND OPERATIONS AGAINST THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL, 1966-1972; THE STRATEGIC SETTING; HO CHI MINH TRAIL CHARACTERISTICS; EARLY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE TRAIL; IGLOO WHITE AND THE "ELECTRONIC BATTLEFIELD"; THE CREATION OF MACV SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP (MACVSOG); "OVER THE FENCE" IN LAOS; ASSESSING OP 35's EFFECTIVENESS; Chapter Three COALITION SCUD-HUNTING IN IRAQ, 1991; THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT; THE IRAQI SCUD THREAT; AIR OPERATIONS AGAINST SCUDS |
MISSIONS OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCESASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SCUD HUNT; Chapter Four CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS; Appendix SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS; REFERENCES |
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