John Andreas Olsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5639517 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Andreas Olsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Andreas |
| FAMILY NAME | Olsen |
| SIGNATURE | OLSEN J A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Introduction
Only in the late fifteenth century did Europe come to view the North Atlantic as the route to the rest of the world rather than as the western edge of civilisation. Over the following century, Spai
Strategic Air Power in Desert Storm
In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on the second of August 1990, a small group of air power advocates in the Pentagon proposed a strategic air campaign - "Operation Desert Storm" designed to drive the Iraqi army from Kuwait by a sustained effort against the major sources of Iraqi national power. John Andreas Olsen provides a coherent and comprehensive examination of the origins, evolution and implementation of this campaign. His findings…
The Practice of StrategyFrom Alexander the Great to the Present
This book focuses on grand strategy and military strategy as practised over an extended period of time and under very different circumstances, from the campaigns of Alexander the Great to insurgencies and counter‐insurgencies in present‐day Afghanistan and Iraq. It presents strategy as it pertained not only to wars, campaigns, and battles but also to times of peace that were overshadowed by the threat of war. The book is intended to deepen unders…
From Manoeuvre Warfare to Kosovo
The Long Search for a Surgical Strike
This research paper explores the relationship between the advancement in conventional weapons guidance technology and the in military affairs (RMA) said to be afoot. It also explores whether the improvement in conventional air weapons accuracy since World War II is the foundation, the main pillar, one of the principal supports, or is irrelevant to the RMA. Clearly, the air theorists of the 1920s were fully persuaded that indeed a revolution was a…
Far east perspective on current issues in transport
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Far east perspective on current issues in transport
From Manoeuvre Warfare to Kosovo
The Long Search for a Surgical Strike
This research paper explores the relationship between the advancement in conventional weapons guidance technology and the in military affairs (RMA) said to be afoot. It also explores whether the improvement in conventional air weapons accuracy since World War II is the foundation, the main pillar, one of the principal supports, or is irrelevant to the RMA. Clearly, the air theorists of the 1920s were fully persuaded that indeed a revolution was a…
The Practice of StrategyFrom Alexander the Great to the Present
This book focuses on grand strategy and military strategy as practised over an extended period of time and under very different circumstances, from the campaigns of Alexander the Great to insurgencies and counter‐insurgencies in present‐day Afghanistan and Iraq. It presents strategy as it pertained not only to wars, campaigns, and battles but also to times of peace that were overshadowed by the threat of war. The book is intended to deepen unders…
Strategic Air Power in Desert Storm
In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on the second of August 1990, a small group of air power advocates in the Pentagon proposed a strategic air campaign - "Operation Desert Storm" designed to drive the Iraqi army from Kuwait by a sustained effort against the major sources of Iraqi national power. John Andreas Olsen provides a coherent and comprehensive examination of the origins, evolution and implementation of this campaign. His findings…
Introduction
Only in the late fifteenth century did Europe come to view the North Atlantic as the route to the rest of the world rather than as the western edge of civilisation. Over the following century, Spai
Political science (6 works) · History (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Aeronautics (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Military History and Strategy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)