{"product_id":"bombing-to-win-air-power-and-coercion-in-war-cornell-studies-in-security-affairs","title":"Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)","description":"\"Bombing to Win is a critically important book.\" Navel War College Review\nFrom Iraq to Bosnia to North Korea, the first question in American foreign policy debates is increasing: Can air power alone do the job? Robert A. Pape provides a systematic answer.\nAnalyzing the results of over thirty air campaigns, including a detailed reconstruction of the Gulf War, he argues that the key to success is attacking the enemy's military strategy, not its economy, people, or leaders. Coercive air power can succeed, but not as cheaply as air enthusiasts would like to believe.\nPape examines the air raids on Germany, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq as well as those of Israel versus Egypt, providing details of bombing and governmental decision making. His detailed narratives of the strategic effectiveness of bombing range from the classical cases of World War II to an extraordinary reconstruction of airpower use in the Gulf War, based on recently declassified documents.\nIn the first major book since the Vietnam War on the theory and practice of airpower and its political effects, Robert A. Pape helps policy makers judge the purpose of various air strategies, and helps general readers understand the policy debates.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0801483115\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0801483115.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pape, Robert A.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41446823264314,"sku":"DBV.0801483115.G","price":15.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0801483115-0.jpg?v=1780708109","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/bombing-to-win-air-power-and-coercion-in-war-cornell-studies-in-security-affairs","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}