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The Russian-Ukrainian War 2023 : a second year of hell and the dawn of drone warfare / John S. Harrel

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Type de support
  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • The Russian-Ukrainian War 2023 : a second year of hell and the dawn of drone warfare / John S. Harrel
Auteur(s)
Publication
  • Barnsley Havertown (Pa.) : Pen and sword military, 2024
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (XXI-310 p.-[8] p. de pl. : ill., cartes ; 24 cm
ISBN
  • 1-03-610163-0
  • 978-1-0361-0163-3
EAN
  • 9781036101633 rel.
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 947.708 6
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliogr. p. [292]-304. Notes bibliogr. Index
Résumé ou extrait
  • This book describes, in great detail, the second year of Putin’s 'Special Operation' to obliterate Ukraine. General (Ret) Harrel’s previous book, entitled The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, February - December 2022, described the initial invasion, identifying the units and weapons on the battlefield with military precision. Now he continues the story of Ukrainian resistance in the face of overwhelming odds. The author knowledgeably reports on twenty-first century mechanized warfare, and how drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have evolved to dominate the tactical, operational, and strategic levels of war. The year 2023 saw the dawn of drone warfare as combatants on both sides of the conflict at first tinkered with the use of civilian hobby-type machines but then, having had great success, rushed forward to design, purchase (often with crowd funding) and deploy drones through all domains of the battlefield. Drones performed reconnaissance, targeting for artillery and direct attacks, seeking, identifying, and striking targets not only on the battlefield but in the Black Sea and deep inside Mother Russia. As the fighting raged, Russia successfully continued its worldwide cyber campaign to influence elections, divide allies and undercut support for Ukraine. The Pyrrhic Russian victories at Bakhmut and Avdviika were offset by Ukrainian victories in the Black Sea, after its failed counteroffensive in the Summer of 2023. Finland and Sweden joined NATO, while US support was stymied and delayed by internal politics. NATO clearly assumed its place as the bastion of Western freedom as the war continued into 2024.
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