Airpower in the War Against Isis

by Benjamin S. Lambeth

Airpower in the War against ISIS chronicles the planning and conduct of Operation Inherent Resolve by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) from August 2014 to mid-2018, with a principal focus on the contributions of U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT). Benjamin S. Lambeth contends that the war's costly and excessive duration resulted from CENTCOM's inaccurate assessment of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), determining it was simply...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682475573
• ISBN13: 9781682475577
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"