{"product_id":"bombing-to-win-air-power-and-coercion-in-war-paperback-softback-9780801483110","title":"Bombing to Win; Air Power and Coercion in War (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801483110","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBombing to Win\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAir Power and Coercion in War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert A. Pape (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801483110\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 April 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBombing to Win\u003c\/i\u003e is a critically important book.\u003c\/p\u003e (Naval War College Review) \u003cp\u003eThis excellent work is highly recommended as an antidote to the air power hyperbole so often encountered after the Gulf War.\u003c\/p\u003e (Non-Offensive Defence and Conversion Newsletter) \u003cp\u003eRobert Pape argues comprehensively and convincingly that in 75 years, strategic bombing of civilians has had no effect on the war aims of their governments.... His contribution is well-grounded in massive scholarship, but its value lies more in the demolishing persistent misconceptions than in the provision of new insights for the future of air-power.\u003c\/p\u003e (Survival)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Bombing to Win\u003c\/i\u003e is a critically important book.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNavel War College Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Iraq to Bosnia to North Korea, the first question in American foreign policy debates is increasing: Can air power alone do the job? Robert A. Pape provides a systematic answer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing the results of over thirty air campaigns, including a detailed reconstruction of the Gulf War, he argues that the key to success is attacking the enemy's military strategy, not its economy, people, or leaders. Coercive air power can succeed, but not as cheaply as air enthusiasts would like to believe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePape examines the air raids on Germany, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq as well as those of Israel versus Egypt, providing details of bombing and governmental decision making. His detailed narratives of the strategic effectiveness of bombing range from the classical cases of World War II to an extraordinary reconstruction of airpower use in the Gulf War, based on recently declassified documents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the first major book since the Vietnam War on the theory and practice of airpower and its political effects, Robert A. Pape helps policy makers judge the purpose of various air strategies, and helps general readers understand the policy debates. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Why Study Military Coercion?\u003cbr\u003e 2., Explaining Military Coercion\u003cbr\u003e 3. Coercive Air Power\u003cbr\u003e 4. Japan, 1944-1945\u003cbr\u003e 5. Korea, 1950-1953\u003cbr\u003e 6. Vietnam, 1965-1972\u003cbr\u003e 7. Iraq, 1991\u003cbr\u003e 8. Germany, 1942-1945\u003cbr\u003e 9. Beyond Strategic BombingAppendix: Coding Cases of Coercive Air Power\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653202702616,"sku":"9780801483110","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bombing-to-win-air-power-and-coercion-in-war-paperback-softback-9780801483110","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}