In the past century, multinational military operations have become the norm; but while contributions from different nations provide many benefits—from expanded capability to political credibility—they also present a number of challenges. Issues such as command and control, communications, equipment standardization, intelligence, logistics, planning, tactics, and training all require consideration. Cultural factors present challenges as well, particularly when language barriers are involved.
In Allies in Air Power, experts from around the world survey these operations from the birth of aviation to the present day. Chapters cover conflicts including World War I, multiple theaters of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Kosovo, the Iraq War, and various United Nations peacekeeping missions. Contributors also analyze the role of organizations such as the UN, NATO, and so-called ‘coalitions of the willing’ in laying the groundwork for multinational air operations.
While multinational military action has become commonplace, there have been few detailed studies of air power cooperation over a prolonged period or across multiple conflicts. The case studies in this volume not only assess the effectiveness of multinational operations over time, but also provide vital insights into how they may be improved in the future.
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Introduction: Multinational Air Power: The Context
Building Partnership Capacity: US Air Power in the First World War
Partners in Name Only: The Royal Air Force and Armée de l’Air during the Battle of France, 1940
Creating an Anglo-American Air Component: The Western Desert Experience, 1940–1942
The Royal New Zealand Air Force and American Supply in the South Pacific during the Second World War
From Ally to Auxiliary: The Royal Hungarian Air Force and the Luftwaffe in the Second World War
The Korean War: United Nations Carrier Operations, 1950–1953
Magpies and Eagles: Number 2 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, and the Experience of Coalition Warfare in Vietnam
Coalition Air Power in the Gulf War, 1991
Operation Allied Force as a Catalyst for Change: Toward Intensified Multinational Cooperation
Operation Iraqi Freedom: The Allied Contribution
United Nations Peace Operations: Precedents and Progress in the Four Facets of Air Power
Multinational Air Power: The Outlook
List of Contributors
Index
Over de auteur
Steven Paget, the University of Portsmouth’s Director of Academic Support Services (International Security) at Royal Air Force College Cranwell, is a member of the editorial board of Air and Space Power Review.
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