{"product_id":"operation-allied-force-volume-2-air-war-over-serbia-1999-9781915070654","title":"Operation Allied Force - Volume 2: Air War Over Serbia 1999","description":"\u003cb\u003eAnalyses of Operation Allied Force reveal how NATO's 1999 air campaign, featuring B-2A stealth bombers and new SEAD tactics, interacted with Serbian air defenses and casualties on both sides.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 24 March 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) launched Operation Allied Force against Serbia, claiming that Serb forces in Kosovo were engaged in ethnic cleansing and gross violations of human rights. Serbia, in turn, claimed to be fighting against an insurgency. This would be the last war in Europe during the 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second volume of \u003ci\u003eOperation Allied Force\u003c\/i\u003e provides in depth analyses of the operation. The authors have analyzed the experiences of both sides, starting from the command chain of the aviation of both air forces and the operations of the Yugoslav\/Serb air defenses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explains many \"firsts\" that occurred in Operation Allied Force: the use of B-2A stealth bombers, new SEAD aviation tactics, and new munitions ranging from JDAM and JSOW to Graphite bombs. It also examines the tactics of Serbian air defenses to minimize the effects of the air strikes, by adopting movement and improvisation. Finally, the authors reveal the level of damage and casualties on the FR Yugoslavia side and comments upon the aircraft losses on both sides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe analyses are based upon original data as the authors, both the members of the joint Serbian Air Force\/USAFE team which analyzed Operation Allied Force in 2005-2006, received the opportunity to compare the experiences of both sides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOperation Allied Force, Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e is illustrated in full color with photographs, diagrams and other illustrations from the FRY\/Serbian Air Force, official USAF\/NATO photographs from the US National Archives and original color artworks commissioned for this project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Helion \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915070654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.60h x 8.20w x 0.30d","brand":"Bojan Dimitrejevic,Jovica Draganic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53024183451829,"sku":"9781915070654","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781915070654.jpg?v=1787667524","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/operation-allied-force-volume-2-air-war-over-serbia-1999-9781915070654","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}