Air Power in the Age of Primacy

Air Warfare since the Cold War

Air Power in the Age of Primacy
Colin Jackson, Phil Haun, Tim Schultz
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16 Dec 2021 UK
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9781108984751
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Since the end of the Cold War the United States and other major powers have wielded their air forces against much weaker state and non-state actors. In this age of primacy, air wars have been contests between unequals and characterized by asymmetries of power, interest, and technology. This volume examines ten contemporary wars where air power played a major and at times decisive role. Its chapters explore the evolving use of unmanned aircraft against global terrorist organizations as well as more conventional air conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and against ISIS. Air superiority could be assumed in this unique and brief period where the international system was largely absent great power competition. However, the reliable and unchallenged employment of a spectrum of manned and unmanned technologies permitted in the age of primacy may not prove effective in future conflicts.
' Good writing about recent history is hard . . . and hard to find. The authors have done an admirable job of analyzing the actions of both airmen and statesmen as they adjusted the theory, systems, and tools they developed for war against great powers and combined them with new tools in this age of air power primacy. The result both examines the results of recent conflicts while they are still fresh and projects lessons to help the airmen and statesmen who must lead the transition back to major power conflict. I gained a better understanding of ' my wars' . You will, too. ' James M. ' Mike' Holmes, General, United States Air Force (retired. ) ' Someday historians may regard the period following the breakup of the Soviet as an ' interwar era' - a relatively brief lull in outbreaks of great power conflict. The editors of this volume have assembled an outstanding compendium of analyses of airpower employment during this era. Some chapters are topical (e. g. , the general rise in the importance of remotely operated air vehicles); others document airpower' s application in specific regional conflicts. Each chapter includes a penetrating and well-balanced narrative; together they form a must read for military professionals studying the lessons of airpower in the post-Cold War era, and their potential application to larger-scale conflicts. ' Allen G. Peck, Lieutenant General, United States Air Force (retired. ) ' Air Power in the Age of Primacy rigorously examines all the major air campaigns since the end of the Cold War as no other book has. Analytically sharp and empirically rich, this terrific volume is a must read for anyone seeking to understand modern warfare. ' Caitlin Talmadge, Associate Professor of Security Studies, The Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Phil Haun, PhD, is a retired US Air Force colonel and decorated A-10 pilot with combat tours over Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. His previous books are Lectures of the Air Corps Tactical School (2019) and Coercion, Survival, & War: Why Weak States Resist the United States (2015). He is the Dean of Academics at the US Naval War College. Colin Jackson, PhD, held the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia (2017-2019). He has published in International Security, Journal of Strategic Studies, and Political Science Quarterly. He is the Chair of the Strategic and Operational Research Department at the US Naval War College. Tim Schultz, PhD, is a retired U. S. Air Force colonel and formerly the Dean of the USAF' s School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and a U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance pilot. He is also the author of The Problem with Pilots: How Physicians, Engineers, and Airpower Enthusiasts Redefined Flight (2018). He is the Associate Dean of Academics at the US Naval War College.
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ISBN-13: 9781108984751
Published: 16 Dec 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 451g
Pages: 250

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