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Air Power in Small and Irregular Wars - ZHSS3425
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Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
   
 
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Almost from the inception of powered flight, Western states have found air power to be an especially useful means of dealing with irregular forces. Whether quelling rebellious tribes in far flung colonies or pursuing bandits across border regions, air power in its many forms has been an important component of irregular warfare. In this course our underlying concern is to explore the use of force in the international environment, particularly its use by states against non-state actors. The context for this examination is the use of air power in small, irregular and unconventional wars, since 1917. Wars against bandits, rebels, insurgents, terrorists and guerrillas. The course will investigate the historic use of air power through colonial and post-colonial settings to finally consider the challenges such wars pose for the employment of air power today.

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