Wings Over Arabia
Author: Roger HARRISON
Publisher:
Published: 2013-12-20
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9786039035466
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Roger HARRISON
Publisher:
Published: 2013-12-20
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9786039035466
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Roger Harrison
Publisher: Medina Pub Limited
Published: 2013-10-28
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780956417077
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On 2 June 2006, a team of three gliders, one chase plane, support crew and all-terrain vehicles gathered at a dusty airfield 50 km outside Riyadh. The pilots, two Saudi Princes and the British ex-Special Forces officer who had trained them on the Stemme gliders to be flown, were about to m
Author: Tom Cooper
Publisher: Helion and Company
Published: 2015-04-19
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 1909982385
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With Ethiopia in disarray following a period of severe internal unrest and the spread of insurgencies in Eritrea and Tigray, Ethiopia and its armed forces should have offered little opposition to well-equipped Somali armed forces which were unleashed to capture Ogaden, in July 1977. However, excellently trained pilots of the Ethiopian Air Force took full advantage of their US-made equipment, primarily their few brand-new Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighter-bombers, to take the fight to their opponents, win air superiority over the battlefield, and thus have their hands free to interdict the Somali supply links to stop the invasion cold. This air victory practically sealed the fate of the Somali juggernaut in Ogaden, especially so once Ethiopia convinced Cuba and the Soviet Bloc to support her instead of Somalia. In a fit of pique, Somalia forced all Soviet advisers to leave the country. Already bitter over similar experiences in Egypt in 1972, Moscow's revenge was designed as a clear message: nobody was to treat her in such fashion again. The USSR subsequently launched an air bridge to Ethiopia, unique and unprecedented in its extension and importance, delivering huge quantities of armament and equipment necessary for the Ethiopians to reconquer Ogaden, and beyond. In turn Somalia asked the USA for help and thus occurred an unprecedented switch of Cold War alliances. This volume details the history and training of both Ethiopian and Somali air forces, their equipment and training, tactics used and kills claimed, against the backdrop of the flow of the Ogaden war. It explains in detail, supported by over 100 contemporary and exclusive photographs, maps and color profiles, how the Ethiopian Air Force won the decisive victory in the air by expertly deploying the F-5Es - unequaled in maneuverability, small size and powerful armament - to practically destroy the Somali Air Force and its MiG-17s and MiG-21s.
Author: Massimiliano Fiore
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-04-15
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 1317180941
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Between 1923 and 1934, Britain and Italy waged war by proxy in the Middle East. Behind the appearance of European collaboration, relations between London and Rome in the Red Sea were notably tense. Although realistically Mussolini could not establish or maintain colonies in the Arabian Peninsula in the face of British opposition, his regime undertook a number of initiatives in the region to enhance Italo-Arab relations and to pave the way for future expansion once the balance of power in Europe had shifted in Italy's favour. This book examines four key aspects of relations between Britain and Italy in the Middle East in the interwar period: the confrontation between London and Rome for political influence among Arab leaders and nationalists; the competition for commercial and trade advantages in the region; the Anglo-Italian propaganda war to win the hearts and minds of the Arab populations; and the secret world of British and Italian espionage and intelligence. An in depth analysis of these four key areas demonstrates how Anglo-Italian relations broke down over the interwar period and enhances our knowledge and understanding of the factors leading up to the widening of the Second World War in the Mediterranean. This book is essential reading for scholars concerned with Anglo-Italian relations, the activities of the Powers in the Middle East and the tensions between the colonial powers.
Author: Raswan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-12-22
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1317847733
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author: Brian Cull
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The continuation of the true story about the struggle for the skies over the Middle East.
Author: James P. Mandaville
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-08-06
Total Pages: 628
ISBN-13: 1136151702
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1990. A practical manual for identifying the plants of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. This guide is useful for development and conservation of natural resources, includes botanical terminology and so will appeal to those with this knowledge, but also due to the colour plates, to the non-specialist who might be interested in desert wildflowers of the area.