Airpower in Small Wars Fighting Insurgents and Terrorists

Name: Airpower in Small Wars Fighting Insurgents and Terrorists
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ISBN: 9780700612406

ISBN-10: 0700612408

ISBN-13: 9780700612406

Edition: 2003

Authors: James S. Corum, Wray Johnson

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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.

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 6/30/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 522
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Maps and Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Biplanes and Bandits: The Early U.S. Airpower Experience in Small Wars



Colonial Air Control: The European Powers Develop New Concepts of Air Warfare



The Greek Civil War and the Phillipine Anti-Huk Campaign



The French Colonial Wars, 1946-1962: Indochina and Algeria



The British Colonial Wars, 1945-1975: Malaya, South Arabia, and Oman



Airpower in South Vietnam, 1954-1965



Airpower and Counterinsurgency in Southern Africa



Protracted Insurgencies: Latin American Air Forces in Counterguerilla Operations



Intervention in the Mideast, 1962-2000: Three Counterinsurgency Campaigns



Conclusion


Notes


Bibliographical Essay


Index


About the Authors