The lessons and non-lessons of the air and missile campaign in Kosovo /

Main Author: Cordesman, Anthony H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, CT : Praeger, 2001.
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245 1 4 |a The lessons and non-lessons of the air and missile campaign in Kosovo /  |c Anthony H. Cordesman. 
260 1 4 |a Westport, CT :  |b Praeger,  |c 2001. 
300 1 4 |a xii, 399 p. :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 1 4 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-399). 
505 1 4 |a The lessons and non-lessons of the air and missile campaign in Kosovo -- The historical background : the course and character of the NATO campaign -- The grand strategic aspects of Kosovo : the "whys" and "hows" of the war and the implications for strategy and force planning -- The strategic impact and military effectiveness of the air and missile campaign -- The problem of "perfect" and "bloodless" war -- NATO reporting on the effectiveness of the air and missile campaign -- Strategic bombing -- The air and missile war and Serbian air and land force targets -- The "ground option" : the possible impact of NATO planning for an invasion -- The "ground option" : the role of KLA -- Detailed lessons and issues of the air and missile campaign -- Beyond air and missile power : the ground phase of Kosovo, nation-building, and continuing instability in the Balkans. 
650 1 4 |a Bombing, Aerial  |x Aerial operations.  |z Yugoslavia. 
651 1 4 |a Kosovo (Serbia)  |x History  |y Civil War, 1998-1999 
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