Strategic air power in Desert Storm
By: John Andreas Olsen ; with a foreword by Edward N. Luttwak
Series: Cass series--studies in air power -- 12
Publisher: Frank Cass; Routledge
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: United States. -- Air Force; Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Aerial operations, American; Air power -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description: "In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, a small group of air power advocates in the Pentagon, the so-called 'Checkmate' team led by Colonel John A. Warden III, proposed a strategic air campaign designed to drive the Iraqi army from Kuwait by a sustained effort against the major sources of Iraqi national power. Warden termed the proposal 'Instant Thunder' and although changes were made, the concept remained at the heart of what became the strategic air campaign in 'Operation Desert Storm'."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-312) and index