Monographie

Firepower in limited war / by Robert H. Scales, Jr

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Type de support
  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • Firepower in limited war / by Robert H. Scales, Jr
Auteur(s)
Publication
  • Washington, DC : National Defense University Press [1990]
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (XV-291 p.) : ill., cartes, plans, photogr. ; 23 cm
ISBN
  • 0-16-018419-3
  • 978-0-16-018419-2
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 355.021 5
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Notes bibliogr. p. 249-275. Index
Résumé ou extrait
  • "The military of the United States is the world's strongest. Our armed forces are equipped with weapons of remarkable accuracy and unprecedented destructive power. In the Gulf War, allied forces used these weapons in what turned out to be a high-tech shooting gallery. The pinpoint accuracy of the sharpshooter's rifle is now routinely expected in the delivery of thousand pound bombs." "Recent events in Somalia and the Balkans have aptly demonstrated, however, the profound limitations of firepower in limited conflicts of low intensity. Yet, these are the kinds of war we are most likely to encounter as we proceed down the path of the new world order." "Author Scales examines this problem through his analysis of the role of firepower in the wars in Indochina, the Soviet war in Afghanistan, the Falklands War, and the Gulf War."--Jacket
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