Air War Iraq by Tim Ripley
The book is a photo-journalistic record of the vitally important role that aviation played in the recent liberation of Iraq. It follows the part that American, British and Australian airpower played in each theatre of the campaign. It includes the many different missions that aircraft were tasked with, precision bombing, support of ground forces, clandestine air drops. Covering the initial build-up to the rapid and record-breaking advance on the capital it uses dramatic action photographs and first-hand accounts to portray the events as they unfolded.
Tim Ripley is a freelance journalist specializing in modern military affairs and a research associate at Lancaster University's Centre for Defence and International Security Studies. Previously he studied the collapse of the Warsaw Pact while a research fellow at the University of Oxford. He has written a number of books on military affairs, including Osprey's Desert Storm Special (1) Land Power, The Coalition and Iraqi Armies. He lives in Lancaster.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844150694 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844150690 |
| Title | Air War Iraq |
| Author | Tim Ripley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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