Air Warfare in the Missile Age

by NORDEEN, LON O.

• ISBN13: 9781588342829
• ISBN10: 1588342824
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-06
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books

Summary

Lon O. Nordeen has completely updated his 1985 chronicle of military aviation's evolving role in warfare, now covering the major conflicts of the past four decades. He presents the historical and political background of each conflict and includes in-depth discussions of the aircraft, weapons, tactics, training, new systems, and other factors that influenced the outcome of each war. New and existing chapters have been enhanced with information based on recently declassified materialespecially regarding Vietnamand new sources in Egypt, Israel, and the former Soviet Union. As "smart" bombs have become more successful in reducing the risks for pilots and frontline troops, air-missile warfare has become the central player in military conflicts.Air Warfare in the Missile Age, Second Edition,is a valuable resource for understanding the evolution of modern air warfare.

Author Biography

Lon O. Nordeen is manager, business development at Boeing. He is the author of Fighters over Israel (1990) and Phoenix over the Nile: A History of Egyptian Air Power, 1933-1994 (Smithsonian, 1996). He lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Rolling Thunder: North Vietnam, 1964-1968	p. 1
Linebacker and Linebacker II: The Vietnam Conflict, 1971-1973	p. 39
The Battle for Kashmir: The Indo-Pakistan Conflict, 1965	p. 61
The Battle for Bangladesh: The Indo-Pakistan War, 1971	p. 74
The Six-Day War: The Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1967	p. 89
The War of Attrition: The Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1967-1970	p. 103
The Yom Kippur War: The Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1973	p. 123
Continuing Conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan: 1973-2001	p. 149
The Battle for the Malvinas: The Falkland Islands Conflict, 1982	p. 173
The Iran-Iraq War: 1980-1988	p. 190
The Gulf War: 1990-2001	p. 204
The Balkan Civil Wars: 1991-2001	p. 237
Conclusion	p. 260
Aircraft and Weapons, 1965	p. 265
Aircraft and Weapons, 2000	p. 280
Notes	p. 297
Bibliography	p. 319
Index	p. 331
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