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Operation Kinetic
Stabilizing Kosovo

Sean M. Maloney (Author), Mike Jackson (Foreword by)

9781612349640

Hardback, published 1 July 2018

512 pages, 13 photographs, 13 maps, 1 chart, index
22.9 x 15.2 x 4.3 cm, 0.956 kg

"Operation Kinetic is a meticulously-researched work by a leading historian with unmatched academic credentials. Maloney has extensive field experience in the Balkans and draws on numerous interviews and primary sources to write this authoritative account of KFOR. This is a required reading for both students and experts of Balkan region."—Washington Book Review
"Maloney has made the effort to ensure his work is written on two levels; one that will appeal to the military community and military historians, and one that will appeal to the wider public. His efforts to succinctly explain military doctrine, organizational structures, and operational functions will grant the wider public a better understanding of how western militaries organize and operate, and it will allow them to better take in the nuances and atmospherics expressed in the extensive primary source anecdotes offered throughout. For military historians and the military community, Maloney’s well-researched Operation Kinetic will bring reminders of how military operations were conducted in Bosnia."—Bill Cummings, Canadian Military Journal
“Sean Maloney’s thoroughly researched account of the Canadian commitment to the Kosovo Force is a must-read for military, government, and academic professionals who seek to understand the challenges of stabilizing a war-torn region in the aftermath of military intervention.”—Robert H. Gregory Jr., author of Clean Bombs and Dirty Wars: Air Power in Kosovo and Libya

In the late 1990s, NATO led the Kosovo Force (KFOR), charged with stabilizing Kosovo and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia after genocide and other atrocities were carried out in the Balkan region. Operation Kinetic is not only a history of the origins and operations of the Kosovo Force but also a history of the vital operations conducted by the Canadian Army units and their allies assigned to KFOR during the crucial early days and months after entry into the province in 1999 and through 2000.

Operating alongside American, British, French, Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish forces, these surveillance and response units were instrumental in preventing violence in numerous areas before it could escalate and draw in the Serbian Army, which could have led to further genocide or war in the region.

Sean M. Maloney, a Canadian military historian with extensive field experience in the Balkans, draws on numerous interviews and firsthand accounts of an operation that would later serve as a model in preparing for similar efforts in Afghanistan and provide a blueprint for stabilizing operations around the world.
 

List of Illustrations 
 
 

List of Figures 
 
 

Foreword, by Mike Jackson 
 
 

Acknowledgments 
 
 

Introduction 
 
 

List of Abbreviations 
 
 

Part 1. Background
Chapter 1. The Balkans: A Quick and Dirty Primer 
 
 

Chapter 2. Kosovo: Cradle of Conflict, 1389–
1999 
 
 

Part 2. Crisis in Kosovo
Chapter 3. Clash of the Damned: Uҫ
Ks and MUPs in the Land of Kos, 1998 
 
 

Chapter 4. In NATO’
s Vanguard: KFOR and the Canadian Commitment 
 
 

Chapter 5. Into the Breach, Dear Friends: KFOR Enters Kosovo 
 
 

Part 3. Canada and KFOR Operations
Chapter 6. Warrior Politics: Multinational Brigade (Center) Operations 
 
 

Chapter 7. The Coyote Howls: Recce Squadron Operations 
 
 

Chapter 8. As the KRWAU Flies: Canadian Griffons over Kosovo 
 
 

Chapter 9. Finger on the Pulse: Battle Group Operations, Part I 
 
 

Chapter 10. Come On Feel the Noise: Battle Group Operations, Part II 
 
 

Chapter 11. Wait for the Wagon, Jimmy: Supporting Operation Kinetic 
 
 

Epilogue 
 
 

Notes 
 
 

Bibliography 
 
 

Index 
 
 

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