{"product_id":"operation-allied-force-1999-natos-airpower-victory-in-kosovo-paperback","title":"Operation Allied Force 1999: Nato's Airpower Victory in Kosovo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian D. Laslie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Tooby\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA focused, illustrated history and analysis of perhaps the most complete air power victory in modern times, NATO's war against Serbian forces over Kosovo.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the night of March 24, 1999, NATO forces began military action to stop Serbia's campaign of repression during the Kosovo War. Initially planned to be a 72-hour operation, it took 78 days of sustained air warfare for Operation \u003ci\u003eAllied Force\u003c\/i\u003e to cause Slobodan Milosevic to withdraw his forces. Despite such setbacks as the loss of an F-117 stealth fighter and the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, \u003ci\u003eAllied Force\u003c\/i\u003e ended with perhaps the most complete airpower victory of modern times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, there is a dearth of written histories on NATO's air war over Kosovo. In this book Dr Brian D. Laslie, one of the leading scholars of modern air power operations, offers a complete history of the campaign, based on a wide range of primary and secondary sources. Although predominantly a USAF effort, the campaign also featured multinational contributions as well as significant naval aviation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing spectacular original battlescenes, maps and 3D diagrams, Dr Laslie examines the aircraft, weapons and doctrine used, the Serbian air defenses, how the Allied forces planned and launched their air campaign, and how NATO had to rapidly adapt its initial plans to achieve success.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Brian D. Laslie\u003c\/b\u003e is Command Historian at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado. A 2001 graduate and an historian of air and space power studies, Dr Laslie received his PhD in 2013. He is the author of various books including \u003ci\u003eThe Air Force Way of War: U.S. Tactics and Training after Vietnam\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArchitect of Air Power: General Laurence S. Kuter and the Birth of the U.S. Air Force\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAir Power's Lost Cause: The American Air Wars of Vietnam\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Colorado Springs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9.4 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619582365895,"sku":"9781472860309","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/9802\/3111\/files\/0f64ab11aab9764f1065815affda488a.webp?v=1780500211","url":"https:\/\/ultimatefinds.com\/products\/operation-allied-force-1999-natos-airpower-victory-in-kosovo-paperback","provider":"Ultimate Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}