060 IRAQ 2003: Precision warfare comes of age

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Explores the technology, roles, and combat performance of Coalition airpower in the biggest air campaign of the early 21st century. Explains how the 2003 air campaign was planned and fought. Describes the preparatory work that was carried out in the No Fly Zones before hostilities began, how the plan was changed at the last minute to attempt a decapitation of the Iraqi government, and how the campaign then developed to support both the advance of Anglo-American land forces and SOF operations against tactical ballistic missiles in the western desert. Analyzes in detail the relationship between the conduct of air operations and progress on the battlefield during the three-week war. Illustrated throughout with 65 photos and 16 pages of color illustrations.