Firepower in Limited War: Revised Edition

Scales, Robert

ISBN 10: 0891416501 / ISBN 13: 9780891416500

Published by Presidio Press (edition Revised ed.), 1997

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Synopsis:

A study of modern military tactics with an overview of the use of high-technology weapons. Scales charts the development of the use of firepower over the decades and the impact the increasing weight and complexity of firepower has had on the tactics of modern armies. Also includes an examination of how firepower will be deployed in the future.

From the Back Cover: The military of the United States is the world's strongest. Our armed forces are equipped with weapons of remarkable accuracy and unprecedented destructive power. In the Gulf War, allied forces used these weapons in what turned out to be a high-tech shooting gallery. The pinpoint accuracy of the sharpshooter's rifle is now routinely expected in the delivery of thousand pound bombs. Recent events in Somalia and the Balkans have aptly demonstrated, however, the profound limitations of firepower in limited conflicts of low intensity. Yet, these are the kinds of war we are most likely to encounter as we proceed down the path of the new world order. Author Scales examines this problem through his analysis of the role of firepower in the wars in Indochina, the Soviet war in Afghanistan, the Falklands War, and the Gulf War.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Firepower in Limited War: Revised Edition
Publisher: Presidio Press (edition Revised ed.)
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Edition: Revised ed.