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The limits of air power : the American bombing of North Vietnam / Mark Clodfelter ; with a new introduction by the author.
- Title
- The limits of air power : the American bombing of North Vietnam / Mark Clodfelter ; with a new introduction by the author.
- Author
- Clodfelter, Mark.
- Publication
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DS558.8 .C56 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xix, 311 p. : ill., map; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The Limits of Air Power" argues that reliance on air campaigns as a primary instrument of warfare could not have produced lasting victory in Vietnam. This Bison Books edition includes a new chapter that provides a framework for evaluating air power effectiveness in future conflicts.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- "Bison books"--P. [i].
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-297) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- From unconditional surrender to flexible response -- The genesis of graduated thunder -- An extended application of force -- Restraints and results, 1965-68 -- Nixon turns to air power -- Persuading enemy and ally: the Christmas bombings -- Assessment.
- ISBN
- 0803264542 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780803264540
- LCCN
- ^^2005035597
- OCLC
- 62615858
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library