{"product_id":"desert-storm-1991-richard-p-hallion-9781472846969","title":"Desert Storm 1991: The Most Shattering Air Campaign in History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn expertly written, illustrated new analysis of the \u003ci\u003eDesert Storm \u003c\/i\u003eair campaign fought against Saddam Hussein's Iraq, which shattered the world's fourth-largest army and sixth-largest air force in just 39 days, and revolutionized the world's ideas about modern air power.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe combat phase of the Gulf War, Operation \u003ci\u003eDesert Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, was 43 days long. This consisted of a 39-day air campaign followed by a four-day armoured mechanized assault. Together they shattered what had been the world's fourth-largest army and sixth-largest air force, and overturned conventional military assumptions about the effectiveness and value of air power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, author Richard P. Hallion, one of the world's foremost experts on air warfare, explains why \u003ci\u003eDesert Storm\u003c\/i\u003e was a revolutionary victory, a war won with no single climatic battle. Instead, victory came thanks to a rigorously planned campaign, which opened with a devastating night of attacks that shattered Iraq's advanced air defence system, and allowed follow-on strikes in the subsequent weeks to savage Iraq's military infrastructure and troops in the field - largely by destroying capabilities and equipment, without massive loss of life. When the Coalition tanks finally rolled into Iraq, to widespread Iraqi surrenders, it was less an assault than an occupation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe rapid victory of \u003ci\u003eDesert Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, which surprised many observers, led to widespread military reform as the world's advanced militaries saw the new capabilities of precision air power. The military world that we live in today reflects, to a large degree, the transformation of military power heralded by the air campaign of the 1991 Gulf War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard P. Hallion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472846966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472846969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.20w x 0.30d","brand":"Richard P. Hallion","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051780960511,"sku":"9781472846969","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32195864-6d3a-41db-92f7-1d226b548419.jpg?v=1685015122","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/desert-storm-1991-richard-p-hallion-9781472846969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}