Bombs Without Boots - The Limits of Airpower

Informationen zum Autor Anthony M. Schinella is the National Intelligence Officer for Military Issues on the National Intelligence Council. He has spent more than 25 years serving in the U.S. government assessing foreign military forces and operations. Klappentext Airpower can achieve military objectives-sometimes, in some circumstances It sounds simple: using airpower to intervene militarily in conflicts, thus minimizing the deaths of soldiers and civilians while achieving both tactical and strategic objectives. In reality, airpower alone sometimes does win battles, but the costs can be high and the long-term consequences may fall short of what decision-makers had in mind. This book by a long-time U.S. intelligence analyst assesses the military operations and post-conflict outcomes in five cases since the mid-1990s in which the United States and/or its allies used airpower to "solve" military problems: Bosnia in 1995, Kosovo in 1999, Afghanistan in 2001, Lebanon in 2006, and Libya in 2011. In each of these cases, airpower helped achieve the immediate objective, but the long-term outcomes often diverged significantly from the original intent of policymakers. The author concludes that airpower sometimes can be effective when used to support indigenous ground forces, but decision-makers should carefully consider all the circumstances before sending planes, drones, or missiles aloft.

Product details

• Authors: M. Schinella Anthony, Anthony M. Schinella, Anthony M. Schinella
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9780815732419
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-3241-9
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Military history: post WW2 conflicts, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, International Relations, 21st Century, Air forces & warfare, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Air forces and warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science