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Exclusive cross-examination of the major air war fought over Serbia in 1999, providing detailed reconstructions of air combats between F-15s, F-16s and MiG-29s. On 24 March 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) launched Operation Allied Force against Serbia. Lasting 78 days, this was an unusual conflict fought at several levels. The campaign was fought at the negotiation tables, in the media, and via cyber warfare. In the air, NATO sought to destroy or at least minimise the capability of the Serbian forces, while on the ground the Serbian forces fought the Kosovo-Albanian insurgency. It had an unusual outcome, too: without NATO losing a single soldier in direct action, they still forced the Serbian authorities and armed forces to withdraw from Kosovo, which in 2008 then proclaimed its independence. In turn, the war inflicted serious human and material losses upon the Serbian's and the air force was particularly devastated by air strikes on its facilities. Nevertheless, many within NATO subsequently concluded that the skies over Serbia were as dangerous on the last night of this conflict as they were on its first. Largely based on cooperation with the joint commission of the Serbian Air Force and the U.S. Air Force in Europe (USAFE), Operation Allied Force provides a detailed account of NATO's aerial campaign, including reconstructions of operations by 'stealth' aircraft such as the F-117A and B-2A. Operation Allied Force also offers a detailed reconstruction of the planning and conduct of combat operations by the Serbian Air Force, with special emphasis on the attempts of its sole MiG-29 squadron to challenge enemy strike packages. 133 colour photos, 46 colour profiles, 3 b/w & 11 colour maps, 2 tables

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"""...a perfect reference for understanding the air campaign against Serbia, especially from the Serb perspective. It is filled with excellent illustrations of participating aircraft and supplemented with an outstanding collection of photographs.""-- ""Air Power History"" ""The stories are fascinating to read and will give most people a new perspective of this short conflict. The reference material will help a modeler correctly depict their subject build to make the most accurate model possible.""-- ""IPMS/USA"" ""...you get the Serbian eye view of the operation along with an appreciation of the NATO capabilities and results.""-- ""Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"" ""The authors have very much done their research on this one and we get to understand the thinking behind those controlling the actions.""-- ""ModelingMadness.Com"" ""​Very highly recommended.""-- ""AMPS Indianapolis"""

Very highly recommended. -- AMPS Indianapolis

...a perfect reference for understanding the air campaign against Serbia, especially from the Serb perspective. It is filled with excellent illustrations of participating aircraft and supplemented with an outstanding collection of photographs. -- Air Power History The stories are fascinating to read and will give most people a new perspective of this short conflict. The reference material will help a modeler correctly depict their subject build to make the most accurate model possible. -- IPMS/USA ...you get the Serbian eye view of the operation along with an appreciation of the NATO capabilities and results. -- Historical Miniatures Gaming Society The authors have very much done their research on this one and we get to understand the thinking behind those controlling the actions. -- ModelingMadness.Com Very highly recommended. -- AMPS Indianapolis

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Bojan Dimitrijevic is a historian working as Deputy Director of the Institute for Contemporary History, in Belgrade, Serbia. Educated at the Universities of Belgrade and Novi Sad, CEU Budapest and the University of Bradford, he was the custodian of the Yugoslav Aviation Museum before, in 2003-2009, serving as advisor to the Minister to the Serbian MoD, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and to the President of Serbia, and as Assistant to the Minister of Defence. He has extensively researched the military history of the former Yugoslavia and the Balkans in the Second World War, the Cold War, and various conflicts since, and has published over 50 books and 100 scientific articles in Serbia and abroad. Lieutenant-General Jovica Draganić (ret.) was educated at the Air Force Technical Military High School, Air Force Technical Military Academy (1984), Command-Staff Academy (1996) and National Defence School (1999), and also graduated at Belgrade Electro-technical Faculty, Belgrade University (1990). He served in the 250th Air Defence Missile Brigade for over two decades, in nearly all commanding positions from platoon to brigade commander. Between 2005 and 2017 he served on senior posts within Serbian Armed Forces as: Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Air Defence HQ, Chief of Training/Doctrine Department of General-staff (J-7), Director of the Defence Inspectorate and as Deputy Chief of Staff Serbian Armed Forces. During Operation Allied Force, he commanded the 4th Missile Battalion of the 250th Air Defence Missile Brigade.

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