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We hear plenty about conventional airpower execution both past and present--daylight precision bombing, Rolling Thunder, Linebacker I & II, and current conventional methods applied to the global war on terrorism. Less well known are airpower contributions to small wars, on which this book employs a broad strategic view to take a deeper look.
Throughout the book, the authors, in exquisite detail, present the context and conditions of more than 20 conflicts. Rather than focus on tactical airpower application, Airpower in Small Wars presents the overall context of insurgent and counterinsurgent efforts. After describing each conflict, the authors ...