Description
| Product ID: | 9781849048828 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Cauldron |
| Subtitle: | NATO’s Campaign in Libya |
| Authors: | Author: Florence Gaub, Rob Weighill |
| Page Count: | 392 |
| Subjects: | African history, African history, History, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Peacekeeping operations, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Peacekeeping operations, Libya, NATO, c 2010 to c 2020 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Attacking conventional wisdom, Weighill and Gaub argue that NATO's intervention in Libya was soundly conceived and executed. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-09-06 |