The Lessons Of Modern War: Volume Iii: The Afghan And Falklands Conflicts
This three-volume study examines the complex and rapidly changing nature of warfare as demonstrated in the world's major post-Vietnam conflicts. These are not action books for the combat buff, but extremely analytical case studies for the military professional, dense with acronyms and military jargon. A chronology of events for each conflict is followed by an exhaustive study of the weaponry (especially electronic warfare), tactics, and leadership used throughout. The emphasis is upon system effectiveness, and the intelligent use of combined arms. Although leadership and command factors are studied, the authors' thesis seems to be that applied technology determines final victory. The books cover air, sea, and ground combat factors with equal thoroughness. Each volume has its particular strengths. The Arab-Israeli study presents a painstaking statistical analysis of air warfare, but is devoted mostly to ground combat. The Afghan work reveals surprising knowledge of Soviet systems. A very useful conclusion discusses misconceptions and future trends and provides an overall lessons-learned epilog. Very highly recommended to specialist collections.- Raymond L. Puffer, U.S. Air Force History Prog., Los AngelesCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.