| ID | 093809 |
| Title Proper | In praise of aerial bombing |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Luttwak, Edward |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Ever since the U.S. strategic bombing survey cast doubt on the efficacy of aerial bombardment in world war II, and particularly after its failure to bring victory in the Vietnam War, air power has acquired a bad reputation. Nowadays, killing enemies from the skies is widely considered useless, while its polar opposite, counter-insurgency by nation-building, is the U.S. government's offficial policy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy vol. , No. 178; Mar-Apr 2010: p.68-70 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Policy vol. , No. 178; Mar-Apr 2010: p.68-70 |
| Key Words | World War II ; Air Power ; Libyan Desert ; Counter - Insurgency ; Anti - Aircraft Weapons ; Vietnam ; Israel ; Hezbollah ; Lebanon |