{"product_id":"eagles-ravens-and-other-birds-james-young-9798423221218","title":"Eagles, Ravens, and Other Birds of Prey: A History of USAF Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) Doctrine, 1973-1991","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn January 1973\u003c\/b\u003e, the United States Air Force (USAF) concluded operations against North Vietnam in seeming disarray. With heavy losses to tactical aircraft and B-52s during Operations Linebacker I and II, the USAF's conventional capabilities were at their nadir. Instead of a potent sword protecting the West against Communist aggression, the Air Force appeared to be an obsolescent weapon to be shattered by new, potent Soviet air defense weaponry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn January 1991\u003c\/b\u003e, the USAF spearheaded the Coalition's air attack on KARI, the Iraqi Integrated Air Defense System. Considered by contemporary analysts to be the most effective air defense system outside the Soviet Union's, planners expected KARI to exact heavy casualties. Instead, in less than ten days, Coalition forces shattered KARI and prevented it from overseeing any organized defense. Indeed, so complete was Coalition air forces' dominance that the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) chose to flee to Iran, their bitter enemy, rather than face certain destruction on the ground.\u003cbr\u003e This journey from near irrelevance to triumph did not occur by accident. Air Force military and civilian leaders made a controversial choice: accept hostile air defenses as priority targets equal in importance to manufacturing centers, military formations, or political leadership. \u003ci\u003eEagles, Ravens, and Other Birds of Prey \u003c\/i\u003eexamines how this chain of decisions both helped win the Cold War and culminated in the greatest American aerial victory since 1945. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. James Young\u003c\/b\u003e is an airpower historian, aviation enthusiast and military analyst. His writing credits include the USNI's 2016 Cyberwarfare Essay Contest, articles in \u003ci\u003eArmor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e, Marine Corps University Press \u003ci\u003eExpeditions\u003c\/i\u003e, and USNI \u003ci\u003eProceedings\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his historical work and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eUsurper's War\u003c\/i\u003e-series, he has collaborated with bestselling authors Sarah Hoyt, S.M. Stirling, and David Weber.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8423221210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798423221218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"James Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056415305983,"sku":"9798423221218","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_131878a0-1121-49c1-a797-54122f64ad60.jpg?v=1685041189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eagles-ravens-and-other-birds-james-young-9798423221218","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}