Air Power and Counterinsurgency: From the Vietnam War to Lethal Drones

• In Event: So Much Winning? Air Power, Insurgency, and War.

Brief Overview

I trace the influence of air power in the Vietnam War on contemporary aerial counterinsurgency, particularly the use of lethal drones, thereby considering the relationship of technology and strategy, and of intelligence gathering and targeting.

Author

• Emil Archambault, Durham University