Precision and purpose : airpower in the Libyan Civil War

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""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Figures and Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""CHAPTER ONE""; ""Examining the Air Campaign in Libya / Karl P. Mueller""; ""Introduction ""; ""Considering the Libyan Air Campaign in Context ""; ""Why the Libyan Air Campaign Is Important""; ""What This Book Is (and Is Not) About""; ""Study Approach and Overview""; ""CHAPTER TWO""; ""Strategic and Political Overview of the Intervention / Christopher S. Chivvis""; ""Introduction""; ""Libya and the Arab Uprisings""; ""The Debate over Intervention "" ""U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973""""Operation Odyssey Dawn""; ""Transition to NATO Command""; ""Operation Unified Protector ""; ""The Relief of Misrata""; ""Naval Operations""; ""Operations Grind On""; ""Increasing the Diplomatic Pressure""; ""Emergence of the Western Front ""; ""The Fall of Tripoli""; ""The Impact on NATO""; ""CHAPTER THREE""; ""The Libyan Experience / Frederic Wehrey""; ""Introduction""; ""Libyan Airpower and Air Defenses: A Hollow and Marginalized Force""; ""Between Awe and Exasperation: Perceptions of NATO Airpower""; ""Targeting and Coordination with NATO"" ""Conclusion """"CHAPTER FOUR""; ""The U.S. Experience: National Strategy and Campaign Support / Robert C. Owen""; ""Introduction""; ""Intervention ""; ""Deployment and Operations ""; ""Allies ""; ""Conclusions and Lessons""; ""CHAPTER FIVE""; ""The U.S. Experience: Operational / Deborah C. Kidwell""; ""Introduction""; ""U.S. Military Planning and Considerations""; ""Evolving Strategic Guidance""; ""The Coalition Coalesces""; ""Concept of Operations""; ""U.S. Forces Assigned""; ""Operation Unified Protector""; ""Conclusions""; ""CHAPTER SIX"" ""The British Experience: Operation Ellamy / Christina Goulter""""Introduction""; ""Intervention and Initial UK Air Operations""; ""The Transition to NATO Command""; ""Lessons and Conclusions""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN""; ""The French Experience: Sarkozy's War? / Camille Grand""; ""Introduction""; ""Why and How Did France Decide to Act?""; ""The French Military Engagement""; ""Learning from Libya""; ""Libya and the Future of Warfare: A Model for Future Conflicts?""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT""; ""The Italian Experience: Pivotal and Underestimated / Gregory Alegi ""; ""Introduction"" ""The Political Scenario """"ITAF Situation and Doctrine""; ""Operational Summary ""; ""Discussion and Conclusions""; ""CHAPTER NINE""; ""The Canadian Experience: Operation Mobile / Richard O. Mayne""; ""Introduction""; ""Beyond Rhetoric, Taking Action""; ""Ready to Act, but Awaiting Consensus""; ""An Opportunity to Lead""; ""Adaptability and Impact""; ""Air Refueling and Long-Range Patrol""; ""Assessing Operation Mobile""; ""RCAF and NATO: Lessons Observed""; ""CHAPTER TEN""; ""The Belgian, Danish, Dutch, and Norwegian Experiences / Christian F. Anrig""; ""Introduction""; ""Background""