Strategic Air Power in Desert Storm

by John Andreas Olsen

Book Overview

In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on the second of August 1990, a small group of air power advocates in the Pentagon proposed a strategic air campaign - "Operation Desert Storm" designed to drive the Iraqi army from Kuwait by a sustained effort against the major sources of Iraqi national power. John Andreas Olsen provides a coherent and comprehensive examination of the origins, evolution and implementation of this campaign. His findings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714681954
• ISBN13: 9780714681955
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"