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020			_a064226547x
082			_a358.4 _bCLA-S
100			_aClarke, Shaun
245			_aStrategy, Air Strike and Small Nations
260			_aFairbairn, A.C.T., _b Air Power Studies Centre, _cc1999
300			_a x, 204 p, _c25 cm.
500			_aMilitarily subordinated by greater partners within the settings of colonialism, Cold War and UN coalition, small modern nations have developed offensive air power capabilities predominantly geared for the 'fielded' battles of land, sea and air. 'Strategic bombing' against the enemy's very will and capacity for war has remained the exclusive franchise of greater nations. Within superpower-led coalition, the traditional small nation focus arguably remains adequate. In the post-Cold War environment, however, as planners increasingly consider the absence of superpower intervention in regional dispute, attention must be directed at understanding the greater air power potentials of individual small nations and non-superpower coalitions. What is the essence of strategic bombing? Is it within the reach of small modern nation offensive air power? Or are the demands of mass, tempo and sustainability - so characteristic of the century's classic strategic bombing campaigns - disqualifiers for small players?
504			_aIncludes Index
650			_aHistory
650			_aAustralian Air Force
942			_cBK
999			_c32657 _d32657