Abstract
The swiftness of the coalition defeat of Saddam Hussein's. in vading forces in Kuwait in 1991 has been chiefly attributed to the overwhelming use of airpower. But should’ this be taken as a. blue‐print for future operations? Given the unique circumstances of the Gulf War wing Commander Brookes seeks to enlighiten, the explore the issues raised on the efficacy of airpower through an examination, of a more typical conflict—the Italian Campaign of 1943–45 Exploring the back‐ground and situations on the ground for the Allied and Axis powers he analyses the campaign and use of air in bombiing raids against entrenched positions, most notably Cassino, and the part played by the heayy deployment of air assets in the eventual surrender of the Ger‐mans in Italy Seeing the Italian experince as the antithesis of Operation DESERT STORM Wing Commander Brookes draws a series of interestin conclusions across a range of key areas which provide important lessons for today's strategists.
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