The First 600 Days of Combat; The US Air Force in the Global War on Terrorism

[4], 159, [1] pages. Illustrations (many in color). Endnotes. Minor cover wear noted. Front cover bends open a bit. Chapters are titled: Beyond Desert Storm; The Terror Weapon; Noble Eagle; The Challenge of Afghanistan; Victories in November; Tora Bora to Anaconda; Eyes on Iraq; Operation Iraqi Freedom Begins; Unrelenting Airpower; and A War Well Begun. Rebecca Grant is president of IRIS Independent Research. Recent projects include analysis of autonomy on the future battlefield, Suppliers in the defense industrial base for the US Air Force, assessment of long-range strike, and evaluation of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance recapitalization. Dr. Grant is the author of major reports for the USAF and USN on air operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Dr. Grant is a frequent speaker on airpower and technology. She has lectured at the USAF's Air University and for the air forces of the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia and Turkey. She has appeared on TV as an expert on national security for Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC, OANN, The Smithsonian Channel and as a guest, The Laura Ingraham Show, and Sirius XM Patriot. Dr. Grant has written over 100 articles for Air Force Magazine on air operations, technology trends, and airpower history. She was the founding director of the Mitchell Institute from 2008 to 2011. Dr. Grant received her Ph.D. in International Relations from the London School of Economics. She spent three years on the Air Staff working directly for Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff. This work was part of the Air Force's Task Force Enduring Look.…