Description: Offered by Over The Blue Horizon is “DIVINING VICTORY: AIRPOWER IN THE 2006 ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH WAR” by William M. Arkin . Without question, this is the finest analysis of the air war aspects of the intense, 34-day war between Israel and the Hezbollah fought in the summer of 2006 – arguably, the first sustained modern air campaign conducted by a country other than the United States. As soon as the fighting was under way, many were declaring airpower oversold and inadequate. Commentators clamored for more-decisive ground action, asserting that only ground forces could defeat Hezbollah rocket fire, that the ground alternative would produce a "cleaner" and less tangled outcome, bring about different political realities, reduce civilian casualties and damage, and make greater gains in the battle for hearts and minds. When the Israeli government itself expressed its frustration with airpower and escalated ground fighting in the second week of the campaign, airpower critics felt vindicated. The anti-airpower view could not help but further echo with all of the stark images of Beirut, the cavalcade of statistics of civilian deaths and destruction, and the departure of the chief of staff of the IDF just 6 months after the initial Hezbollah incursion across the Israeli border. What is more, despite all of the claimed Israeli military accomplishments, Hezbollah was declared as strong as ever. The war has thus been labeled a failure by many, and many of the war's ills are blamed on airpower. This book uses empirical data to look at exactly what happened, why it happened, and what might happen next. Although comprehensive and exceptionally well done, this book remains very readable. This 326-page, 6.75 x 9.5 inch softcover was published by the US Air Force’s Air University Press, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama in 2007. Condition of the book is technically BRAND NEW but has some minor shelf wear due to government handling during printing/shipping. Note that Over the Blue Horizon ships from the USA with FREE United States Postal Service (USPS) PRIORITY to USA buyers! eBay charges sales tax for certain states; Over the Blue Horizon charges Hawaii residents state general excise tax. Your purchase will be carefully wrapped to ensure that it arrives in the same condition as described in the eBay listing. If you are not happy with your purchase for whatever reason, we will work something out -- your satisfaction is GUARANTEED. Regardless of where you are in the world, buy with confidence from a well-established eBay merchant with a sterling reputation and an exceptionally high customer satisfaction rate.
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Format: Softcover
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Subject: Military & War
Topic: Foreign Militaries
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Language: English
Publication Year: 2007
Book Title: Divining Victory
Author: William M. Arkin
Publisher: Air University Press
