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Afghan Air Wars
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Author : Michael Napier
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-09-28
Afghan Air Wars written by Michael Napier and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-28 with History categories.
Michael Napier details the critical role of air power in the skies over Afghanistan, from the ten-year occupation by the USSR in the 1980s through to the US and NATO campaign from 2001 to 2021. US and British forces, strongly supported by air power, invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 in response to the Al Qaida attacks on 9/11. What began as a small-scale operation of 2,500 troops with the limited objective of destroying Al Qaida became ever larger, growing to over 100,000 troops ten years later. This experience matched that of the Soviets after their invasion in late 1979, when they saw a massive increase in resistance by Mujahidin. Afghan Air Wars details how Soviet aircraft including the MiG-21, MiG-23, Su-17 and Su-25, as well as Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters supported Soviet offensives in the Panjshir Valley and other regions. Despite these high-octane operations and overwhelming air superiority, Soviet forces eventually withdrew. Some 20 years later, US and NATO air forces were deployed in similar roles. F-15E, F-16, F/A-18, A-10, Mirage, Harrier and Tornado aircraft all saw action in the skies over Afghanistan as did the CH-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache helicopters. Mike Napier fully details their series of operations in a hostile environment as well as the advent of high-resolution targeting pods and Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) which enabled aircraft to stand off from threat areas and also to deploy their weapons with deadly accuracy. The conflict also saw the groundbreaking introduction of Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV) into routine air operations. Afghan Air Wars is richly illustrated with over 240 images – both official photos and privately taken, in-theatre images which have not been previously published. It also includes first-hand accounts by aircrews involved to create a unique and comprehensive picture of the part played by air power over Afghanistan in the last 40 years.
The Afghan Air War
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Author : Rebecca Grant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Afghan Air War written by Rebecca Grant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Afghan War, 2001- categories.
The Air Force and Navy, using precision laser-guided and satellite-guided munitions, made every strike count. With a minimum of collateral damage and bloodshed, the air strikes enabled the Northern Alliance to overcome the Taliban's numerical advantage and their supply of tanks, artillery and vehicles and retake the 80 percent of Afghanistan once controlled by that oppressive regime. At the same time, the air component mounted a major humanitarian relief effort and delivered nearly all materiel to surrounding bases by air. It proved the validity of a concept: US and allied airpower can work efficiently with local ground forces to accomplish the combatant commander's objectives. Afghanistan demonstrated that the United States, by committing its joint air forces, even in an uncertain tactical environment, can enable American-led forces to dominate and prevail.
Air War Afghanistan
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Author : Tim Ripley
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
Release Date : 2011
Air War Afghanistan written by Tim Ripley and has been published by Pen and Sword Aviation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
This book provides an overview of NATO and other Allied air power in the lengthy campaign to secure democracy in Afghanistan, and destroy Taliban and other extremist terror forces in the combat zone. Tim Ripley has had access to all NATO air bases in the area and brings an unprecedented degree of detail and accuracy to the book.
Air Power In The Age Of Primacy
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Author : Phil Haun
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-12-16
Air Power In The Age Of Primacy written by Phil Haun and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-16 with History categories.
Analyzes the effectiveness of post-Cold War air wars in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and against terrorist groups.
Afghan War The Stinger Saga
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Author : Mahmood Ahmed Ghazi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Afghan War The Stinger Saga written by Mahmood Ahmed Ghazi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Afghanistan categories.
The Soviet Afghan War
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Author : Anthony Tucker-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2014-01-19
The Soviet Afghan War written by Anthony Tucker-Jones and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-19 with History categories.
This photographic history of the Soviet-Afghan War of 1979 to 1989 gives a fascinating insight into a grim conflict that prefigured the American-led campaign in that country. In an unequal struggle, the mujahedeen resisted for ten years, then triumphed over Moscow. For the Soviet Union, the futile intervention has been compared to the similar humiliation suffered by the United States in Vietnam. For the Afghans the victory was just one episode in the long history of their efforts to free their territory from the interference of foreign powers. By focusing on the Soviet use of heavy weaponry, Anthony Tucker-Jones shows the imbalance at the heart of a conflict in which the mechanized, industrial might of a super power was set against lightly armed partisans who became experts in infiltration tactics and ambushes. His work is a visual record of the tactics and the equipment the Soviets used to counter the resistance and protect vulnerable convoys.It also shows what this grueling conflict was like for the Soviet soldiers, the guerrilla fighters and the Afghan population, and it puts the present war in Afghanistan in a thought-provoking historical perspective.
Air War In Afghanistan
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Author : Mack Slawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-07-18
Air War In Afghanistan written by Mack Slawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-18 with categories.
The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 1267, creating the so-called al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee, which links the two groups as terrorist entities and imposes sanctions on their funding, travel, and arms shipments. Jeremy Johnson looked down at the navigation pane on his MPD and selected the pre-planned route to their objective. He could feel the warmth of the midday sunshine through the Perspex canopy as both Apaches made their way to the medevac location, flying at 2000 feet and 120 knots. The ground beneath them rushed by as the turbine's roar, coupled with the whoosh of the rotors, gave a warning that an Apache was on the move.
Eyes Over Afghanistan Hearts Minds And The Bloody Battle Of Wills
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Author : Matthew Vernon
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-12-10
Eyes Over Afghanistan Hearts Minds And The Bloody Battle Of Wills written by Matthew Vernon and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-10 with History categories.
An Epic Adventure into the Heart of the War in Afghanistan Strap your safety belt on tight for this gripping aviation journey into the heart of the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan. Join Navy Lieutenant Matt Vernon, the first US embedded aviation advisor to fly with the Afghan National Army Air Corps' Combat Helicopter Squadron, as he embarks on a unique and daunting mission to train Afghan pilots and not get killed in the process. LT Vernon and his close friend Commander Joey "Doc" Swartz flew side by side with their Afghan counterparts while establishing the Air Corps' first combat medical evacuation detachments in the depths of the largely Taliban controlled sections of Afghanistan. These sailors in arms lived amongst the Afghans, and in doing so bring the untold, inside story of the hearts and minds of the Afghan Air Corps.
The Speed Of Heat
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Author : Thomas W. Young
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2010-03-22
The Speed Of Heat written by Thomas W. Young and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-22 with History categories.
With its fleet of large transport aircraft, the United States military can put personnel and equipment anywhere on the globe within hours. In the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in particular, virtually every soldier, every bullet, every pint of blood, and every bite of food have arrived in the war zone by airlift. This book tells the story of one Air National Guard airlift wing as related by its members. The 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard consisted of a squadron of 12 C-130 cargo planes, their crews, and all the supporting sections--in all, more than 1,200 people. The author, a former Associated Press reporter turned aviator, flew as an active member of that unit and interviewed nearly 70 servicemen and women for this book. They include aircrews who dodged heat-seeking missiles, mechanics who made combat repairs, flight nurses who treated and transported the wounded, even two motor pool truck drivers struck by a roadside bomb.
A History Of Air Warfare
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Author : John Andreas Olsen
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2010
A History Of Air Warfare written by John Andreas Olsen and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
This one-volume anthology provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that air power has played in military conflicts over the past century. Comprising sixteen essays penned by a global cadre of leading military experts, A History of Air Warfare chronologically examines the utility of air power from the First World War to the second Lebanon war, campaign by campaign. Each essay lays out the objectives, events, and key players of the conflict in question, reviews the role of air power in the strategic and operational contexts, and explores the interplay between the political framework and mil.