Raid on Qaddafi
Author | : Robert E. Venkus |
Publisher | : Robert Venkus |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Libya |
ISBN | : 9780312070731 |
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Author | : Robert E. Venkus |
Publisher | : Robert Venkus |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Libya |
ISBN | : 9780312070731 |
Author | : Nathaniel K. Powell |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2020-12-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108488676 |
Examines twenty years of French military interventions in Chad and Hissène Habré's rise to power between 1960 and 1982.
Author | : G L Simons |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 414 |
Release | : 1993-05-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1349226335 |
Author | : Tom Cooper |
Publisher | : Africa@War |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781910294536 |
"Between 1973 and 1989, various Western powers and Libya were entangled in a seemingly never-ending exchanged of blows. Supposedly launched in retaliation for one action or the other, this confrontation resulted in a number of high-profile, even though low-scale, clashes between the Libyan Arab Air Force (LAAF), the US Navy and even the French. Meanwhile, almost as a slideshow, the LAAF - quantitatively one of the most potent air forces in North Africa and the Middle East - also saw intensive deployment in Chad. Initially, with sporadic fighting between different parties for control of N'Djamena, the Chadian capital, this conflict eventually turned into a major war when Libya invaded the country outright. The LAAF deployed not only French-made Mirage but also Soviet-made fighter-bombers of MiG and Sukhoi design, Mil-designed helicopters and even bombers of Tupolev design, to establish her dominance over the extensive battle field of the Sahara Desert. Because of the Cold War but also due to confrontation with Libya over a number of other issues, France - a one-time major arms supplier to Libya - and the USA gradually got dragged into the war. Deployments of their troops and intelligence services in Chad, Egypt and the Sudan never resulted in a full-scale aerial operations that proved crucial to developments on the ground , several of which are still a matter of extensive debate. Detailing not only the aerial operations but the ground war and the geo-political background of these conflicts, and illustrated with over 100 contemporary photographs, maps and all-new colour profiles, this volume provides a unique insight into a otherwise completely forgotten conflict that raged from the skies over the southern Mediterranean to southern Chad and northern Sudan, yet one that not only represented a formative period of the LAAF, but which also prompted a number of crucial modifications and developments in France and the USA." -- from back cover.
Author | : Lin Noueihed |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 2012-03-16 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0300184905 |
This “lucidly written” account of the 2011 wave of revolutions “includes a wealth of astute analysis on the politics of the region, from Morocco to Oman” (Paul Hockenos, The National). Sparked by the protest of a single vegetable seller in Tunisia, the flame of revolutionary passion swept across the Arab world in what has come to be called the Arab Spring of 2011. Millions took to the streets in revolt. The governments of Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya fell, other regimes remain embattled, and no corner of the region has escaped unchanged. Here, Middle East experts Lin Noueihed and Alex Warren explain the economic and political roots of the Arab Spring and assess the road ahead. Through research, interviews, and a wealth of firsthand experience, the authors explain the unique obstacles each country faces in maintaining stability. They analyze the challenges many Arab nations face in building democratic institutions, finding consensus on political Islam, overcoming tribal divides, and satisfying an insatiable demand for jobs. In an era of change and uncertainty, this insightful guide provides the first clear glimpse of the post-revolutionary future the Arab Spring set in motion.
Author | : Andrei Netto |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2014-06-03 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1137279125 |
As told by participants in the Libyan revolution and the assassination of Gaddafi, a riveting look at how decades of silence suddenly erupted against the dictator
Author | : Uri Bar-Joseph |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2004-11-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1135760640 |
A detailed account of the way Israel dealt with the Iraqi nuclear buildup between its launch in 1974 and the destruction of the Tamuz I reactor on 7 June 1981. This updated account includes formerly classified information and photographs taken during the mission and from US spy satellites.
Author | : Joseph T Stanik |
Publisher | : Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2015-12-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1612515800 |
Long before the overt war in Afghanistan and the covert war against al-Qaida, U.S. forces struck at one of the world’s hotbeds of terrorism. On 15 April 1986, in the dead of night, American strike aircraft roared into the heart of Muammar Qaddafi's Libya, attacking carefully selected targets and nearly killing the “brother leader” himself. Codenamed Operation El Dorado Canyon, the raid was in direct response to Qaddafi's support of a terrorist act against U.S. service personnel stationed in Europe and was a result of President Ronald Reagan's pledge to respond to terrorism with “swift and effective retribution.” Stanik, a retired naval officer and Middle East scholar, provides a detailed account of the raid as well as an in-depth analysis of its causes and effects. He also describes three other hostile encounters between U.S. and Libyan forces during Reagan's presidency and details U.S. covert operations. From a bombing in West Berlin, to terrorism in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland, and from the halls of power in Washington to airbases in England and on the decks of American warships in the Mediterranean, Stanik weaves an international thriller that is relevant to current events.
Author | : Mark S. Hamm |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1437929591 |
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.
Author | : George Tremlett |
Publisher | : Carroll & Graf Publishers |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780881849349 |
Reveals--for the first time outside of academic and diplomatic circles--the true nature of the self-contradictory ruler Colonel Muammar el Gadaffi. Granted extraordinary access to Libyan leaders, family members, and Gadaffi himself, Tremlett has spent months in Libya doing research for this book and a BBC documentary. Photos.