A-10ها بر فراز کوزوو: پیروزی نیروی هوایی بر یک ارتش مستقر از زبان خلبانانی که در عملیات نیروی متفقین جنگیدند

The NATO-led Operation Allied Force was fought in 1999 to stop Serb atrocities against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. This war, as noted by the distinguished military historian John Keegan, "marked a real turning point . . . and proved that a war can be won by airpower alone." Colonels Haave and Haun have organized firsthand accounts of some of the people who provided that airpower--the members of the 40th Expeditionary Operations Group. Their descriptions--a new wingman's first combat sortie, a support officer's view of a fighter squadron relocation during combat, and a Sandy's leadership in finding and rescuing a downed F-117 pilot--provide the reader with a legitimate insight into an air war at the tactical level and the airpower that helped convince the Serbian president, Slobodan Milosevic, to capitulate A-10. Its Missions, And The Hog Units That Flew In Operation Allied Force -- Mission Leadership At The Tactical Level -- Beddown And Maintenance -- Enemy Action -- Target Identification And Rules Of Engagement -- The Great Hunt For Radars -- Tactical Innovation -- My Turn In The Barrel. Edited By Christopher E. Haave And Phil M. Haun. December 2003. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Available Via The Internet In Pdf Format. The A-10, its missions, and the Hog units that flew in Operation Allied Force Mission leadership at the tactical level Beddown and maintenance Enemy action Target identification and rules of engagement The great hunt for radars Tactical innovation My turn in the barrel.