An extraordinarily timely and illuminating work. With the United States embroiled in a new era of quasi-imperial small wars, Corum and Johnson make a major contribution to our understanding of what airpower can and cannot do in such conflicts. Andrew J. Bacevich, author of American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy; ""A superb study that should be essential reading for anyone interested in the Cold War, counterinsurgency, or air power."" Jonathan M. House, author of Combined Arms Warfare in the Twentieth Century; ""A masterful survey of the use of airpower in unconventional warfare that has a great deal of relevance for today."" Brian M. Linn, author of the Philippine War, 1899-1902