Strategic air power in Desert Storm / / John Andreas Olsen ; with a foreword by Edward N. Luttwak
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| Autore: |
Olsen John Andreas <1968, >
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| Titolo: |
Strategic air power in Desert Storm / / John Andreas Olsen ; with a foreword by Edward N. Luttwak
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 956.7044/248 |
| Soggetto topico: | Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Aerial operations, American |
| Air power - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-312) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Original Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Figures and Tables; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 . The Politicomilitary Context of Operation Desert Storm; 2 . The Genesis of the Strategic Air Campaign Plan; 3. The Evolution of the Strategic Air Campaign Plan; 4. The Target State : The I raqi Regime' s Political Power Structure; 5 . An Examination of the Strategic Air Campaign; Conclusions; Appendix 1 : Transcripts of The Desert Story Collection; Appendix I I : B B C Frontline : The Gulf War; Note on S ources |
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| Sommario/riassunto: | In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on the second of August 1990, a small group of air power advocates in the Pentagon proposed a strategic air campaign - ""Operation Desert Storm"" designed to drive the Iraqi army from Kuwait by a sustained effort against the major sources of Iraqi national power. John Andreas Olsen provides a coherent and comprehensive examination of the origins, evolution and implementation of this campaign. His findings derive from official military and political documentation, interviews with United States Air Force officers who were closely involved with the plan |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Strategic air power in Desert Storm |
| ISBN: | 1-135-31290-7 |
| 1-315-04004-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910464384603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Studies in Air Power