On Target Organizing and Executing the Strategic Air Campaign Against Iraq

Covers strategic air operations over Iraqi territory in 1991 that lasted just 43 days. The campaign began with a nighttime attack by Coalition aircraft against Baghdad. It occurred in concert with bomb & missile attacks against outlying command, control, & commun. nodes & the electrical grid supporting them. Also targeted Iraq's chemical & biol. weapons production & the sites of nuclear reactors. The campaign against Iraq's aircraft shelters is recounted as is the coalition's effort to prevent the launching by Iraq of Scud missiles toward its neighbors. Analyzes events & issues that preceded the execution of the air war -- operationally, Instant Thunder -- & the rationale behind the selection of core strategic target sets -- enemy centers of gravity. Illustrated.Davis, Richard G. is the author of 'On Target Organizing and Executing the Strategic Air Campaign Against Iraq' with ISBN 9780756732103 and ISBN 0756732107.