Hot Skies Over Yemen: Aerial Warfare Over the Southern Arabian Peninsula Volume 2 by Tom Cooper

Hot Skies Over Yemen: Aerial Warfare Over the Southern Arabian Peninsula Volume 2 by Tom Cooper

Following the Civil War of 1994, Yemen experienced few years of relative peace. This was rudely interrupted in 2004, when the government opened the first of six campaigns against the movement colloquially known as 'Houthis'. The Yemeni Air Force - partially re-equipped over the previous years - saw intensive involvement in this conflict, but proved insufficient. In late 2009 and through 2010, the war spread into Saudi Arabia, which reacted with its first military intervention in the country. A host of long-simmering internal conflicts culminated in the second Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, launched in March 2015. Although run along widely accepted Western doctrine of aerial warfare, and highly effective, the campaign in question experienced a number of massive problems - primarily related to unexpected developments and extremely complex relations between multiple parties in Yemen. That the air forces of the Saudi-led alliance involved in the ongoing campaign in Yemen are operating some of most modern combat aircraft and weaponry manufactured in the West is no secret. But, exactly how, why, when, and where are they deploying weapons systems in question and for what purpose remains entirely unknown in the public. Thanks to approach to firsthand sources, this volume is providing answers to precisely these questions and thus providing an exclusive insight into the conduct of operations by such modern aircraft types like F-15S, F-16E/F, EF-2000 Typhoon, and Mirage 2000. Containing over 140 photographs, color profiles, maps and extensive tables, Hot Skies over Yemen is a richly illustrated and unique point of reference about one segment of modern aerial warfare that remains entirely unknown until today.

Tom Cooper was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1970. His travels in Europe and the Middle East have allowed him to create outstanding relationships with a number of knowledgeable sources in Iran, whose stories may be found in his books and articles. During World War II, his interest in military aviation shifted to smaller air forces and battles, particularly the Arab and Iranian air forces, as well as the Iraq-Iran war, which he researched in the late 1980s.

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ISBN 13	9781911628187
ISBN 10	1911628186
Title	Hot Skies Over Yemen: Aerial Warfare Over the Southern Arabian Peninsula Volume 2
Author	Tom Cooper
Series	Middle East@War
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Helion & Company
Year published	2018-07-15
Number of pages	84
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.