Tactical Air Power and the Vietnam War: Explaining Effectiveness in Modern Air Warfare (Cambridge Military Histories)

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (January 18, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1009364197
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1009364195
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches

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- #4,112 in Vietnam War History (Books)

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This book introduces a much-needed theory of tactical air power to explain air power effectiveness in modern warfare with a particular focus on the Vietnam War as the first and largest modern air war. Phil Haun shows how in the Rolling Thunder, Commando Hunt, and Linebacker air campaigns, independently air power repeatedly failed to achieve US military and political objectives. In contrast, air forces in combined arms operations succeeded more often than not. In addition to predicting how armies will react to a lethal air threat, he identifies operational factors of air superiority, air-to-ground capabilities, and friendly ground force capabilities, along with environmental factors of weather, lighting, geography and terrain, and cover and concealment in order to explain air power effectiveness. The book concludes with analysis of modern air warfare since Vietnam along with an assessment of tactical air power relevance now and for the future.

Title :Tactical Air Power and the Vietnam War: Explaining Effectiveness in Modern Air Warfare (Cambridge Military Histories)

Author :Phil Haun