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- catalog abstract ""This report assesses the political-military efficacy of U.S. operations to remove senior enemy leaders. Three forms of leadership attacks are assessed: (1) operations that aim to directly attack the leader's person, (2) operations that are designed to foment and facilitate the leader's overthrow by an internal coup or rebellion, and (3) operations that aim to secure the leader's overthrow through takedown by external military forces. Among other issues, the report examines the prerequisites of the effective use of U.S. air power in direct attacks and in support of coups, rebellions, and takedowns. The report analyzes some 24 cases of leadership attack conducted or planned by the United States and other powers during the past 50 years. These past cases provide important insights about both the policy and the operational dimensions of leadership attacks ..."--Preface.".
- catalog contributor b12274717.
- catalog contributor b12274718.
- catalog coverage "United States Military policy.".
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""This report assesses the political-military efficacy of U.S. operations to remove senior enemy leaders. Three forms of leadership attacks are assessed: (1) operations that aim to directly attack the leader's person, (2) operations that are designed to foment and facilitate the leader's overthrow by an internal coup or rebellion, and (3) operations that aim to secure the leader's overthrow through takedown by external military forces. Among other issues, the report examines the prerequisites of the effective use of U.S. air power in direct attacks and in support of coups, rebellions, and takedowns. The report analyzes some 24 cases of leadership attack conducted or planned by the United States and other powers during the past 50 years. These past cases provide important insights about both the policy and the operational dimensions of leadership attacks ..."--Preface.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Attacking leaders directly -- Ch. 3. Facilitating coups or rebellions -- Ch. 4. Taking down regimes with external military force -- Ch. 5. Concluding observations.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog extent "xxvi, 151 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0833030280".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Santa Monica, CA : Rand,".
- catalog spatial "United States Military policy.".
- catalog subject "327.1273 21".
- catalog subject "Assassination.".
- catalog subject "Coups d'état.".
- catalog subject "Insurgency.".
- catalog subject "JC328.5 .H67 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Attacking leaders directly -- Ch. 3. Facilitating coups or rebellions -- Ch. 4. Taking down regimes with external military force -- Ch. 5. Concluding observations.".
- catalog title "Operations against enemy leaders / Stephen T. Hosmer.".
- catalog type "text".