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Airpower in Small Wars
James S. Corum & Wray R. Johnson
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Description for Airpower in Small Wars
Paperback. This volume presents a comprehensive history of airpower in small wars - conflicts pitting states against non-state groups such as insurgents, bandits, factions and terrorists - tracing it from the early years of the 20th century to the present day and examining conflicts with different scenarios. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 560 pages, 76 photographs, 20 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
The use of airpower in wartime calls to mind the massive bombings of World War II, but aeroplanes have long been instrumental in small wars as well. Ever since its use by the French to put down rebellious Moroccan tribes in 1913, air power has been employed to fight in limited but often lengthy small conflicts around the globe. This volume presents a comprehensive history of airpower in small wars - conflicts pitting states against non-state groups such as insurgents, bandits, factions and terrorists - tracing it from the early years of the 20th century to the present day. It ... Read more
The use of airpower in wartime calls to mind the massive bombings of World War II, but aeroplanes have long been instrumental in small wars as well. Ever since its use by the French to put down rebellious Moroccan tribes in 1913, air power has been employed to fight in limited but often lengthy small conflicts around the globe. This volume presents a comprehensive history of airpower in small wars - conflicts pitting states against non-state groups such as insurgents, bandits, factions and terrorists - tracing it from the early years of the 20th century to the present day. It ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
UNIV PR OF KANSAS
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Modern War Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700612406
SKU
V9780700612406
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About James S. Corum & Wray R. Johnson
James S. Corum is a professor at the U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Airpower Studies where he teaches the course on Airpower and Small Wars. As an Army Reserve officer he is also on the faculty at the Army War College. He is the author of The Luftwaffc Creating the Operational Air War, 1918-1940 and The Roots of Bitzkrieg ... Read more
Reviews for Airpower in Small Wars
An extraordinarily timely and illuminating work. With the United States embroiled in a new era of quasi-imperial small wars, Corum and Johnson make a major contribution to our understanding of what airpower can and cannot do in such conflicts. Andrew J. Bacevich, author of American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy; ""A superb study that should be essential ... Read more