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Precision and purpose : airpower in the Libyan Civil War
| Precision and purpose : airpower in the Libyan Civil War |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, California, : RAND, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (467 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Airpower
Luftmagt Borgerkrig Libyen |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic Books |
| ISBN | 0-8330-8809-2 |
| Classificazione | 355.469 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Figures and Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""CHAPTER ONE""; ""Examining the Air Campaign in Libya / Karl P. Mueller""; ""Introduction ""; ""Considering the Libyan Air Campaign in Context ""; ""Why the Libyan Air Campaign Is Important""; ""What This Book Is (and Is Not) About""; ""Study Approach and Overview""; ""CHAPTER TWO""; ""Strategic and Political Overview of the Intervention / Christopher S. Chivvis""; ""Introduction""; ""Libya and the Arab Uprisings""; ""The Debate over Intervention ""
""U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973""""Operation Odyssey Dawn""; ""Transition to NATO Command""; ""Operation Unified Protector ""; ""The Relief of Misrata""; ""Naval Operations""; ""Operations Grind On""; ""Increasing the Diplomatic Pressure""; ""Emergence of the Western Front ""; ""The Fall of Tripoli""; ""The Impact on NATO""; ""CHAPTER THREE""; ""The Libyan Experience / Frederic Wehrey""; ""Introduction""; ""Libyan Airpower and Air Defenses: A Hollow and Marginalized Force""; ""Between Awe and Exasperation: Perceptions of NATO Airpower""; ""Targeting and Coordination with NATO"" ""Conclusion """"CHAPTER FOUR""; ""The U.S. Experience: National Strategy and Campaign Support / Robert C. Owen""; ""Introduction""; ""Intervention ""; ""Deployment and Operations ""; ""Allies ""; ""Conclusions and Lessons""; ""CHAPTER FIVE""; ""The U.S. Experience: Operational / Deborah C. Kidwell""; ""Introduction""; ""U.S. Military Planning and Considerations""; ""Evolving Strategic Guidance""; ""The Coalition Coalesces""; ""Concept of Operations""; ""U.S. Forces Assigned""; ""Operation Unified Protector""; ""Conclusions""; ""CHAPTER SIX"" ""The British Experience: Operation Ellamy / Christina Goulter""""Introduction""; ""Intervention and Initial UK Air Operations""; ""The Transition to NATO Command""; ""Lessons and Conclusions""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN""; ""The French Experience: Sarkozy's War? / Camille Grand""; ""Introduction""; ""Why and How Did France Decide to Act?""; ""The French Military Engagement""; ""Learning from Libya""; ""Libya and the Future of Warfare: A Model for Future Conflicts?""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT""; ""The Italian Experience: Pivotal and Underestimated / Gregory Alegi ""; ""Introduction"" ""The Political Scenario """"ITAF Situation and Doctrine""; ""Operational Summary ""; ""Discussion and Conclusions""; ""CHAPTER NINE""; ""The Canadian Experience: Operation Mobile / Richard O. Mayne""; ""Introduction""; ""Beyond Rhetoric, Taking Action""; ""Ready to Act, but Awaiting Consensus""; ""An Opportunity to Lead""; ""Adaptability and Impact""; ""Air Refueling and Long-Range Patrol""; ""Assessing Operation Mobile""; ""RCAF and NATO: Lessons Observed""; ""CHAPTER TEN""; ""The Belgian, Danish, Dutch, and Norwegian Experiences / Christian F. Anrig""; ""Introduction""; ""Background"" ""The Royal Danish Air Force"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220087703321 |
| Santa Monica, California, : RAND, 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Striking first : preemptive and preventive attack in U.S. national security policy / / Karl P. Mueller ... [et al.]
| Striking first : preemptive and preventive attack in U.S. national security policy / / Karl P. Mueller ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Project Air Force, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxi, 311 pages) |
| Disciplina | 355/.033573 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MuellerKarl P |
| Collana | Rand Corporation monograph series |
| Soggetto topico |
National security - United States
Preemptive attack (Military science) |
| ISBN |
1-282-28307-3
9786612283079 0-8330-4095-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Chapter One - Striking First: Preemptive and Preventive Attacks; Introduction; The Doctrine of Preemption and the U.S. National Security Strategy; Preemption and Prevention; Studying Preemptive and Preventive Attack; Chapter Two - The Best Defense? When and Why States Strike First; Introduction; Prevention and Preemption in International Politics; The Costs, Benefits, and Risks of Anticipatory Attack; Chapter Three - Attacking in Self-Defense: Legality and Legitimacy of Striking First
The United States' View of Anticipatory Attack International Law; Legal Use of Force; The Significance of Legality; Legitimacy; Conclusion; Chapter Four - Preemptive and Preventive Strategies in Future U.S. National Security Policy: Prospects and Implications; Striking First: Rhetoric and Reality; Leading Scenarios for U.S. Anticipatory Attack; Political Consequences of Anticipatory Attack; Anticipatory Attack and Future U.S. Defense Planning; Preemptive Attack as a Threat to the United States; The Nexus of Politics and War; Appendix A - U.S. Preventive Attack Cases U.S. Consideration of Preventive War Against the USSR U.S. Consideration of Preventive Attack Against China; The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; The Invasion of Grenada, 1983; Appendix B - Israeli Preemptive and Preventive Attack Cases; Introduction; The Sinai Campaign, 1956; The Six-Day War, 1967; The October War, 1973; The Osirak Raid, 1981; Appendix C - Counterterrorist Anticipatory Attack Cases; Introduction; The Israeli Assassination Attempt Against Khaled Mishal,1997; The Tirana Raids, 1998; Hellfire Strike in Yemen, 2002; The Jordanian Crackdown in Ma'an, 2002 Appendix D - NSS Statements on Preemptive and Preventive Attack References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220107403321 |
| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Project Air Force, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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