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An incisive account of the Persian Gulf War, Storm Over Iraq shows how the success of Operation Desert Storm was the product of two decades of profound changes in the American approach to defense, military doctrine, and combat operations. The first detailed analysis of why the Gulf War could be fought the way it was, the book examines the planning and preparation for war. Richard P. Hallion argues that the ascendancy of precision air power in warfare—which fulfilled the promise that air power had held for more than seventy-five years—reflects the revolutionary adaptation of a war strategy that targets things rather than people, allowing one to control an opposing nation without destroying it.
Richard Hallion is a superb author. He gives a balanced and thorough account of the Air War in Desert Storm. First, he puts Air Power in context by reviewing the past. Then he describes the plan and execution and compares with past Air Campaigns. One of the outstanding achievements was the success of stealth fighter F-117 which was the first time stealth was used in combat. As Richard details, just a single stealth fighter could do as much as a dozen regular planes (which had to also provide air cover, radar/anti-aircraft suppression etc.). Clearly Air Power was the decisive factor in this war.
