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Flight Plan Africa: Portuguese Airpower in Counterinsurgency, 1961-1974

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9781909982062

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... Cann has accomplished a remarkable feat of historical investigation. This is in fact a trailblazing book, the first in-depth English language study of a central but long-neglected aspect of Portugal's African wars ... Airpower professionals and aficionados should also find it exceptionally useful for its novel contributions to an increasingly noteworthy field of military history --Journal of Military History vital volume. Dozens of photos, maps and annotations augment Cann's account. Interested in low-intensity warfare? Grab this one. --Cybermodeler a significant contribution to the study of counterinsurgency, irregular warfare, airpower, and military leadership. --Air & Space Power Journal ... Aviation enthusiasts will delight in the exhaustive detail on the aircraft the Portuguese air force, the For a A rea Portuguesa (FAP), used in the decade-plus it was on the front lines, but there are lessons here for today's policymakers as well. --Journal of the Middle East and Africa

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John P. Cann is a Research Fellow and retired Professor of National Security Studies at Marine Corps University, a former member of the research staff at the Institute for Defense Analyses, and former Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Virginia. H

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