Military Helicopter Doctrines of the Major Powers, 1945-1992: Making Decisions about Air-Land Warfare (Contributions in Military Studies)

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Military Helicopter Doctrines of the Major Powers, 1945-1992: Making Decisions about Air-Land Warfare (Contributions in Military Studies) Feature

This comparative history of the military helicopter doctrines of the major powers since World War II focuses on the last twenty years. This unusual analysis of the decision-making process associated with the use of helicopters in conventional air-land warfare should provoke interest and controversy among students and experts concerned with military strategy. This substantial research study is intended for academics, professionals, policy makers, and all interested in the development of helicopters over the last fifty years. Matthew Allen examines military helicopter doctrines in the United States, former Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. He describes changes and innovations in the use of helicopters in air-land battle. He also assesses how decisions are made and innovations develop. An appendix summarizes the technical characteristics of helicopters and photographs bring them to life. A bibliography points out the most significant sources for further research; figures clarify the complex decision-making process, and tables provide additional data. A full index makes this rare history accessible.

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Immaculate Warfare: Participants Reflect on the Air Campaigns over Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq

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When the gun-camera footage from air strikes during the Gulf War reached America's television screens, people awoke to the astonishing accuracy and power of "smart weapons." Yet ten years' experience has taught what these remarkable weapons can and cannot do, and now, as American policy makers look to them to win the global war on terrorism, it is essential to understand the promise and the limits of "immaculate warfare." This volume of essays-written by military officers who analyzed the intelligence, planned the missions, and flew the planes over Iraq, Kosovo, and Afghanistan-offers the most penetrating look to date at the realities of American precision air power. Topics include:

The political context of using force from the air

The theoretical considerations involved in the use of air power to coerce an enemy

An insider's view from General Clark's headquarters as he commanded the Kosovo war effort

The tensions between civilian and military leaderships during the Kosovo war

Precision weapons and the paradoxes their use involves

The debate surrounding when precision weapons ought to be employed

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Marketing Warfare

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"A business book with a difference: clear-cut advice, sharp writing and a minimum of jargon."­­Newsweek

"Revolutionary! Surprising!"­­Business Week

"Chock-a-block with examples of successful and failed marketing campaigns, makes for a very interesting and relevant read."­­USA Today

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