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The book, Desert Storm Special - Air Power: The Coalition And Iraqi Air Forces, compares the capabilities of the warplanes deployed during Operation Desert Storm. The author demonstrates that the largely French and Soviet-equipped Iraqi Air Force could have presented a considerable threat to Coalition air assets had they not moved so quickly and decisively to destroy Iraq's military airfields and air defenses. Aircraft types reviewed in this book include the following: 1) MiG-29, 2) Mig-23; 3) F-15 Eagle; 4) Tornado; 5) Jaguar; 6) Prowler; 7) AC-130; 8) Mirage 2000; 9) EF-111A Raven and 10) AWACS. Other aspects of this war that are reviewed in detail include: 1) Armament; 2) Tactics; 3) Command and control; 4) Missile Systems; 5) Radar; 6) Anti-aircraft systems; 7) Troop training and 8) Force deployment. In addition to an informative narrative, this book includes the following features: 1) Approximately 44 black and white photographs and 2) About 25 color photographs. In the end, this book represents a concise, authoritative account of the short-lived but effective campaign waged in early 1991 by the Coalition forces against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. This book is 64 pages and is in very good condition. The author is Roy Braybrook. Edition published in 1991.