Air power in UN operations : wings for peace
edited by A. Walter Dorn
Bok · Engelsk · 2014
| Utgitt | Burlington, VT : Ashgate , 2014
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| Omfang | 350 s.
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| Opplysninger | Air power for peacekeeping and UN enforcement is a story that desperately needs to be told. For the first-time, this volume covers the fascinating range of aerial peace functions. In rich detail it describes: aircraft transporting vital supplies to UN peacekeepers and massive amounts of humanitarian aid to war-affected populations; aircraft serving as the "eyes in sky" to keep watch for the world organization; and combat aircraft enforcing the peace.. - Innehold: Part I The UN's First 'Air Force': Planning, organizing, and commanding the air operation in the Congo, 1960, William K. Carr; Peacekeepers in combat: fighter jets and bombers in the Congo, 1961-1963, A. Walter Dorn; A fine line: use of force, the Cold War, and Canada's air support for the UN organization in the Congo, Kevin A. Spooner. Part II Airlift: Lifeline for UN Missions: Above the rooftop of the world: Canadian air operations in Kashmir and along the India-Pakistan border, Matthew Trudgen; Humanitarian relief in Haiti, 2010: honing the partnership between the US Air Force and the UN, Robert C. Owen; Flying humanitarians: the UN Humanitarian Air Service, A. Walter Dorn and Ryan W. Cross. Part III Aerial Surveillance: Eyes in the Sky: Aerial surveillance: eyes in the sky, A. Walter Dorn; UN Observer Group in Lebanon: aerial surveillance during a civil war, 1958, A. Walter Dorn; Unmanned aerial vehicles supporting UN operations: a commercial service model, David Neil. Part IV The UN and No-Fly Zones: The UN Iraq-Kuwait Observer Mission and the southern no-fly zone, 1991-2003, James McKay; Observing air power at work in Sector Sarajevo, 1993-1994: a personal account, F. Roy Thomas. Part V Combat: Enforcing the Peace: Air operations in Somalia: 'Black Hawk Down' revisited, William T. Dean III; Operation Deliberate Force in Bosnia, 1995: humanitarian constraints in aerospace warfare, Robert C. Owen; Combat air power in the Congo, 2003-, A. Walter Dorn; Allied air power over Libya, Christian F. Anrig. Part VI Evolving Capabilities: Advances in aviation for UN peacekeeping: a view from UN headquarters, Kevin Shelton-Smith; Peace from above: envisioning the future of UN air power, Robert David Steele.
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| ISBN | 978-1-4724-3549-1
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