Table of Contents

The Lessons and Non-Lessons of the NATO Air and Missile Campaign in Kosovo The Historical Background: The Course and Character of the NATO Campaign The Grand Strategic Aspects of Kosovo: The "Whys" and "Hows" of the War and the Implications for Strategy and Force Planning The Strategic Impact and Military Effectiveness of the Air and Missile Campaign The Problems of "Perfect" and "Bloodless" War NATO Reporting on the Effectiveness of the Air and Missile Campaign Strategic Bombing The Air and Missile War and Serbian Air and Land Force Targets The "Ground Option": The Possible Impact of NATO Planning for an Invasion The "Ground Option": The Role of the KLA Detailed Lessons and Issues of the Air and Missile Campaign Beyond Air and Missile Power: The Ground Phase of Kosovo, Nation-Building, and Continuing Instability in the Balkans

About the Author

Anthony H. Cordesman holds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and is a special consultant on military affairs for ABC News. The author of numerous books on international security issues, he has served in senior positions for the Secretary of Defense, NATO, State Department, Department of Energy, and the U.S. Senate.

Reviews

.,."a thoughtful, thorough analysis of the lessons and, perhaps most important, the non-lessons associated with the air and missile campaign over Kosovo and Serbia....particularly valuable for military planners."-Parameters U.S. Army War College Quarterly

?...a thoughtful, thorough analysis of the lessons and, perhaps most important, the non-lessons associated with the air and missile campaign over Kosovo and Serbia....particularly valuable for military planners.?-Parameters U.S. Army War College Quarterly

..."a thoughtful, thorough analysis of the lessons and, perhaps most important, the non-lessons associated with the air and missile campaign over Kosovo and Serbia....particularly valuable for military planners."-Parameters U.S. Army War College Quarterly