Format:
Online-Ressource (172 p.)
ISBN:
9780833030962
Content:
The 1999 military operation in Kosovo had several deficiences in joint military operations. This study examines all aspects of the conflict, including its political and historical underpinnings, in an attempt to understand these deficiences and to recommend improvements
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Description based upon print version of record
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PREFACE; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; A BATTLE OF CONSTRAINTS AND NATO'S STRATEGIC CHOICES; IMPACT ON PLANNING; IMPACT ON AIR OPERATIONS; IMPACT ON TASK FORCE HAWK; THE DEFICIENCIES OF OPERATION ALLIED FORCE; ABOUT THE REPORT; Chapter Two AT THE BRINK: APRIL 1998 TO MARCH 1999; MOUNTING TENSIONS AND CONCERNS OVER KOSOVO; OCTOBER CRISIS; RAMBOUILLET AND ITS AFTERMATH; Chapter Three AIR OPERATION; NATO AND U.S. GOALS; PUBLIC RENUNCIATION OF GROUND FORCE OPTIONS; INITIAL OPERATIONS; YUGOSLAV FORCES; SLOWLY EXPANDING AIR OPERATIONS
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NATO'S DETERMINATION TO PREVAILSUCCESSES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE OVERALL AIR OPERATION; LOW EFFECTIVENESS OF AIR STRIKES AGAINST FIELDED FORCES; MARGINAL EFFECT IN HALTING VIOLENCE AGAINST KOSOVAR ALBANIANS; Chapter Four TASK FORCE HAWK; ORIGIN AND CONTROVERSY; COMMAND AND CONTROL; TASK FORCE HAWK OPERATIONS; TASK FORCE HUNTER; WHY WASN'T TASK FORCE HAWK EMPLOYED IN KOSOVO?; CONTRIBUTIONS OF TASK FORCE HAWK; Chapter Five ENFORCING THE PEACE; PREPARATION FOR OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN; INITIAL OPERATIONS IN KOSOVO; CHALLENGES FACING KFOR; KOSOVO IN CONTRAST TO BOSNIA; Chapter Six CONCLUSION
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THE LEVERAGE DERIVED FROM AN AIR-LAND CAMPAIGN APPROACHJOINT "AIR-ONLY" OPERATIONS; PLANNING FOR MAJOR POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ON FUTURE MILITARY OPERATIONS; IMPROVING MILITARY PLANNING; NEED FOR EXPANDED GROUND-FORCE OPTIONS; DISPARITIES IN COALITION CAPABILITIES; NEED FOR INCREASED ARMY CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT CIVIL POLICE TASKS; FINAL THOUGHTS; Appendix LIST OF INDIVIDUALS CONSULTED; BIBLIOGRAPHY;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780833032317
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780833030962
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Disjointed War : Military Operations in Kosovo, 1999
Language:
English
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