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Benjamin S. Lambeth - The Transformation of American Air Power - 9780801438165 - V9780801438165
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The Transformation of American Air Power

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Description for The Transformation of American Air Power Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWK; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.

Since the unprecedentedly effective performance of the allied air campaign against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm, the role of American air power in future wars has become a topic of often heated public debate. In this balanced appraisal of air power's newly realized strengths in joint warfare, Benjamin Lambeth, a defense analyst and civilian pilot who has flown in most of the equipment described in this book, explores the extent to which the United States can now rely on air-delivered precision weapons in lieu of ground forces to achieve strategic objectives and minimize American casualties.

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Lambeth acknowledges that the question of whether air power should operate independently or continue to support land operations is likely to remain contentious. He concludes, however, that air power, its strategic effectiveness proven, can now set the conditions for victory even from the outset of combat if applied to its fullest potential.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801438165
SKU
V9780801438165
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-34

About Benjamin S. Lambeth
Benjamin S. Lambeth is a senior staff member at RAND. He is the author of Russia's Air Power in Crisis.

Reviews for The Transformation of American Air Power
The Transformation of American Air Power, like Lambeth's other research published by RAND, is reasoned and informed. It should be read and thought about by all who are interested in questions of roles and missions and air power in its various manifestations.
Dr. Mark D. Mandeles, The J. de Block Group
Air Power History
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