| A-10s Over Kosovo: The Victory of Airpower over a Fielded Army as Told by Airmen Who Fought in Operation Allied Force Contributor(s): Haun, Phil M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1839310707 ISBN-13: 9781839310706 Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UK OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Aviation - History - History | Military - General |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.73 lbs) 368 pages |
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| Publisher Description: First published in 2003. The NATO-led Operation Allied Force was fought in 1999 to stop Serb atrocities against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. This war, as noted by the distinguished military historian John Keegan, "marked a real turning point . . . and proved that a war can be won by airpower alone." Colonels Haave and Haun have organized firsthand accounts of some of the people who provided that airpower-the members of the 40th Expeditionary Operations Group. Their descriptions-a new wingman's first combat sortie, a support officer's view of a fighter squadron relocation during combat, and a Sandy's leadership in finding and rescuing a downed F-117 pilot-provide the reader with a legitimate insight into an air war at the tactical level and the airpower that helped convince the Serbian president, Slobodan Milosevic, to capitulate. |