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Learning large lessons : the evolving roles of ground power and air power in the post-Cold War era / David E. Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, David E. (David Eugene), 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military doctrine--United States.
- Military doctrine.
- Air power--United States.
- Air power.
- Unified operations (Military science).
- Operational art (Military science).
- United States--Armed Forces.
- United States.
- United States--Armed Forces--Operations other than war.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The relative roles of U.S. ground and air power in warfighting have shifted since the end of the Cold War, with the Air Force and the Army engaging in more joint and crossover operations. This volume assesses this shift through an overview of several post-Cold War conflicts and offers recommendations for reform of joint doctrine.
- Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - The Relationship Between American Ground Power and Air Power Before the End of the Cold War; Chapter Three - Iraq, 1991; Chapter Four - Kosovo, 1999; Chapter Five - Afghanistan, 2001; Chapter Six - Iraw, 2003; Chapter Seven - What Has Been Learned and What Has Not?; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- "MG-405-AF."--P. [4] cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-232).
- ISBN:
- 1-281-18084-X
- 9786611180843
- 0-8330-4241-6
- 1-4337-0960-0
- OCLC:
- 476078237
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