- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (9 Feb 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330486055
- ISBN-13: 978-0330486057
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 4.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,184,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Launching the "Tom Clancy's Commanders" series, this is General Chuck Horner's account of the air war over the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was in command of the US and Allied air forces at this time.
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Tom Clancy is one of the world's biggest-selling novelists. In his new Commanders series, made authoritative through the collaboration of the very commanders through whose eyes these campaigns are seen, he is revealed as one of the world's most readable military historians.General Chuck Horner commanded the US and Allied air assets during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The right man in the right place at the right time, he combined a broad experience of all aspects of aerial warfare with a deep respect for and knowledge of Arab culture. Co-ordinating the forces of a dozen nations, he led one of the most devastating air campaigns in history.Never before has the Gulf air war and its planning - a process filled with controversy and stormy personalities - been revealed in such rich, provocative detail. Also a portrait of how war changed fundamentally in the last decade of this century, this is a real-life tale of speed, accuracy, efficiency, fresh strategy and initiative - as well smoke, fear, courage and blood...
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This is the first military book I have read and now I plan to read Into the Storm. I am trying to read a great genre of books and novels. I found it difficult to understand war specific terms but don't let this put you off a great read as you soon find yourself being (I know it sounds corny) 'one with the book'. My advice is to get out there and read, read, read. KNOWLEDGE is POWER!
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Study of Order of Operations in Modern Air Warfare
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In this non-fiction book, Tom Clancy and General Chuck Horner examine on a few different levels what it takes to get everything in place to conduct a sophisticated air war. Such an event, in this case Desert Shield/Storm, takes many years of preparation. This preparation requires enormous sums of money as well as long-term development of the officer and non-commissioned officer corp. The commitment to do this spans several presidential administrations.
One of the fun things of any Clancy book is to learn more military jargon. This book does not disappoint. We get to see the careers of Air Force generals as well as the analysis of them in action. The case is made decisively that we'll always need tigers in the leadership. At the end of the day, the whole air complex depends on the leadership. I think this book will continue to appeal to military history buffs, strategists and intelligence personnel and political policy experts.
One of the fun things of any Clancy book is to learn more military jargon. This book does not disappoint. We get to see the careers of Air Force generals as well as the analysis of them in action. The case is made decisively that we'll always need tigers in the leadership. At the end of the day, the whole air complex depends on the leadership. I think this book will continue to appeal to military history buffs, strategists and intelligence personnel and political policy experts.
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