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Strategic air power in Desert Storm

Title
Strategic air power in Desert Storm / John Andreas Olsen ; with a foreword by Edward N. Luttwak.
Author
Olsen, John Andreas, 1968-
Publication
London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2003.

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Description
xviii, 318 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, a small group of air power advocates in the Pentagon, the so-called 'Checkmate' team led by Colonel John A. Warden III, proposed a strategic air campaign designed to drive the Iraqi army from Kuwait by a sustained effort against the major sources of Iraqi national power. Warden termed the proposal 'Instant Thunder' and although changes were made, the concept remained at the heart of what became the strategic air campaign in 'Operation Desert Storm'."--Jacket.
Series Statement
Cass series--studies in air power, 1368-5597 ; 12
Uniform Title
Cass series--studies in air power ; 12.
Subject
  • United States. Air Force
  • United States. Air Force
  • 1900-1999
  • Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Aerial operations, American
  • Air power > United States > History > 20th century
  • Military operations, Aerial > American
  • Air power
  • Strategie
  • Luftwaffe
  • Golfkrieg 1990-1991
  • Militärische Macht
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-312) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Edward N. Luttwak -- The Politicomilitary Context of Operation Desert Storm -- The Genesis of the Strategic Air Campaign Plan -- The Evolution of the Strategic Air Campaign Plan -- The Target State: The Iraqi Regime's Political Power Structure -- An Examination of the Strategic Air Campaign -- Transcripts of The Desert Story Collection -- BBC Frontline: The Gulf War.
ISBN
  • 0714651931
  • 9780714651934
  • 0714681954
  • 9780714681955
  • 9781135312909
  • 1135312907
LCCN
2002191220
OCLC
  • ocm50919987
  • 50919987
  • SCSB-14426554
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library