{"product_id":"the-rafs-air-war-in-libya-new-conflicts-in-the-era-of-austerity-9781399074933","title":"The Raf's Air War in Libya: New Conflicts in the Era of Austerity","description":"The uprising in Libya in the spring of 2011 took the world by surprise. The Gaddafi regimes brutal attempts at suppressing the uprising, however, soon prompted the international community to respond. NATO agreed to impose a no-fly zone across Libya which was led by Britain, France and the USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, the deployment of RAF and Royal Navy assets in support of UN Resolution 1973, came at a time when severe cuts to the UKs defence spending were in the process of being enacted. With the Royal Navy aircraft carriers and their Harrier jets no longer available, would the UK be able to mount operations 3,000 miles away?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this, the first book to analyse the Libyan campaign, David Sloggett details the causes of the uprising, and examines each stage of the war through to its termination with the death of Colonel Gaddafi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn conclusion, Dr Sloggett considers the future prospects for a post-Gaddafi Libya and, more significantly, how NATO in general, and Britain in particular, will respond to similar events in the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword Aviation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399074933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216","brand":"Dave Sloggett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42520584519861,"sku":"9781399074933","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_86f4df8c-6ac4-4edf-9486-a88c765c657d.jpg?v=1669129959","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-rafs-air-war-in-libya-new-conflicts-in-the-era-of-austerity-9781399074933","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}