Land-based air power in Third World crises
Title:
Land-based air power in Third World crises
Author:
Mets, David R.
ISBN:
9781429458221
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Publication Information:
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, Air University (AU), [1986]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 168 pages) : illustrations
General Note:
No longer available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O.
"July 1986."
Contents:
Political objectives and military power : some relationships -- The Third World and the United States : problems, assumptions, and outlooks -- The Mayaguez incident : simple crisis -- The Bay of Pigs incident : intermediate crisis -- The Yom Kippur War : complex crisis -- Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Limitations and capabilities of air power in Third World crises.
Abstract:
Dr. Mets examines the utility and limitations of land-based aircraft in third world crises over two decades. He offers several conclusions regarding the most effective use of airpower in crisis situations.
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