The Air War in Southeast Asia: Case Studies and Selected Campaigns

Abstract

The war in Southeast Asia lasted for nine long years and proved to be the most controversial of all US wars. This book presents five case studies conducted during that war involving three missions of air power-interdiction, close air support, and strategic bombardment. A major purpose of the book is to pull together these previously classified studies under one cover, set to a central theme based on lessons learned (and relearned) iff Southeast Asia. To put the air campaigns in their proper historical context, however, a brief summary of US air participation in Southeast Asia should prove useful.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA421686

Entities

People

  • Herman L. Gilster

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Asia
  • Attrition
  • Bombing
  • Case Studies
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Economic Analysis
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Lessons Learned
  • North Vietnam
  • Personnel Management
  • Southeast Asia
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies