{"product_id":"tactical-air-power-and-the-vietnam-war-explaining-effectiveness-in-modern-air-warfare-hardback-9781009364171","title":"Tactical Air Power and the Vietnam War; Explaining Effectiveness in Modern Air Warfare (Hardback) 9781009364171","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTactical Air Power and the Vietnam War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExplaining Effectiveness in Modern Air Warfare\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA theory of tactical air power explaining US air power effectiveness in Vietnam and the modern air wars that followed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhil Haun (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009364171, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 January 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 2 cm, 0.637 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'… this book is a welcome addition to the airpower literature, which is dominated all too often by strategic bombing arguments.' Daniel Gipper, H-Net Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book introduces a much-needed theory of tactical air power to explain air power effectiveness in modern warfare with a particular focus on the Vietnam War as the first and largest modern air war. Phil Haun shows how in the Rolling Thunder, Commando Hunt, and Linebacker air campaigns, independently air power repeatedly failed to achieve US military and political objectives. In contrast, air forces in combined arms operations succeeded more often than not. In addition to predicting how armies will react to a lethal air threat, he identifies operational factors of air superiority, air-to-ground capabilities, and friendly ground force capabilities, along with environmental factors of weather, lighting, geography and terrain, and cover and concealment in order to explain air power effectiveness. The book concludes with analysis of modern air warfare since Vietnam along with an assessment of tactical air power relevance now and for the future.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Tactical air power theory\u003cbr\u003e 3. Vietnam and rolling thunder: 1965–1966\u003cbr\u003e 4. Khe sanh and tet: 1967–1968\u003cbr\u003e 5. Commando hunt I-III and cambodia: 1969–1970\u003cbr\u003e 6. Commando hunt V-VII and lam son 719: 1971–1972\u003cbr\u003e 7. Easter offensive and linebacker I \u0026amp; II: 1972–1973\u003cbr\u003e 8. Analysis and conclusion\u003cbr\u003e 9. Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Military history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Military history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Military%20history%20%5BHBW%5D%22\"\u003eHBW\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52413992304920,"sku":"9781009364171","price":73.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009364171i.jpg?v=1784334443","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tactical-air-power-and-the-vietnam-war-explaining-effectiveness-in-modern-air-warfare-hardback-9781009364171","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}