The Cauldron : NATO's campaign in Libya / Rob Weighill and Florence Gaub.

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Weighill, Rob [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • London : Hurst & Company, 2018.
  • ©2018
Description
xii, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

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    In March 2011, NATO launched a mission hitherto entirely unthinkable: to protect civilians against Libya's ferocious regime, solely from the air. NATO had never operated in North Africa, or without troops on the ground; it also had never had to move as quickly as it did that spring. It took seven months, 25,000 air sorties, 7,000 combat strike missions, 3,100 maritime hailings and nearly 400 boardings for Tripoli to fall. This book tells for the first time the whole story of this international drama, spanning the hallways of the United Nations in New York, NATO Headquarters in Brussels and, crucially, the two operational epicentres: the Libyan battlefield, and Joint Force Command Naples, which was in charge of the mission. Weighill and Gaub offer a comprehensive exploration of both the war's progression and the many challenges NATO faced, from its extremely rapid planning and limited understanding of Libya and its forces, to training shortfalls and the absence of post-conflict planning. Theirs is a long-awaited account of the Libyan war: one that truly considers all the actors involved
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-371) and index.
    ISBN
    • 1849048827 ((hardcover))
    • 9781849048828 ((hardcover))
    OCLC
    1054162970
    Other standard number
    • 99977902927
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