{"product_id":"coalition-aircraft-vs-iraqi-sams-operation-desert-storm-1991-paperback","title":"Coalition Aircraft Vs Iraqi Sams: Operation Desert Storm 1991 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter E. Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGareth Hector\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eJim Laurier\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA detailed study of how Operation \u003ci\u003eDesert Storm\u003c\/i\u003e saw Coalition forces respond to Iraq's surface-to-air missile defences with ground-breaking combat aircraft technology.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeveloped in the wake of the USA's ill-prepared entry into the Vietnam War, aircraft carrying electronic counter-measures equipment and anti-radar missiles were crucial to the success of Operation \u003ci\u003eDesert Storm \u003c\/i\u003eduring the First Gulf War. Iraq's air defence systems were elaborate and costly, but also well understood by Coalition planners, and its surface-to-air missile batteries struggled in the face of radar jamming, pyrotechnic deflection of infrared guidance and extraordinarily effective destruction of enemy air defences weapons like the AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by aviation expert Peter E Davies, this fascinating study uses newly commissioned artwork to enhance its retelling of how aircraft and weapons, as well as crew training and command-and-control structures, proved decisive in the outcome of \u003ci\u003eDesert Storm \u003c\/i\u003ein 1991. Archive photos capture examples of the principal weapons involved, while first-hand accounts from Coalition aircrew and planners convey the realities of a conflict in which cutting-edge technology played an inestimable role.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter E Davies\u003c\/b\u003e is an aviation author with more than 50 published books to his credit, including 37 for Osprey Publishing. He specialises in studies of modern combat aircraft, particularly those involved in the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGareth Hector\u003c\/b\u003e produced the cover artworks and battlescene for this volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Laurier \u003c\/b\u003eis responsible for the cockpit and armament views and the Engaging the Enemy artwork in this book.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9.76 x 7.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978328473901,"sku":"9781472866011","price":23.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/jf4-swC2Ev9781472866011.webp?v=1775801667","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/coalition-aircraft-vs-iraqi-sams-operation-desert-storm-1991-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}