The Effectiveness of Airpower in the 20th Century: Part Three (1945 - 2000)

by John F. O'Connell

The book reviews the actual effectiveness of military air power in accomplishing desired military and political goals in a number of conflicts following WWII.

During the Korean War and the Vietnam War, U.S. air power attempted a re-run of WWII aerial activities. However, in both conflicts, poltical constraints prevented the United States from achieving its desired political results, although the 1972 B-52 strategic bombing campaign against Hanoi...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595403530
• ISBN13: 9780595403530
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"