Description: Even though nations have been dispatching air advisory missions to other states for more than a century, this remains an understudied field. Using historical case studies, this book examines these efforts in order to provide a framework for evaluating the challenges and opportunities inherent in such missions.
Brief description: Edward B. Westermann is a professor of history at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. A former USAF pilot, he was a Professor of Comparative Military Theory at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell A.F.B. in Alabama and a Professor of Military Strategy at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He teaches courses on European History, the Holocaust, and War and Society. He has been a Fulbright Fellow, a German Academic Exchange Service Fellow, and a Fellow at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. He is the author of numerous publications including Hitler's Police Battalions: Enforcing Racial War in the East and Flak: German Anti-Aircraft Defenses, 1914-1945. His latest book, Hitler's Ostkrieg and the Indian Wars: Comparing Conquest and Genocide, was published in 2016.
Review Quotes: ''An increased focus on counter-insurgency and nation building since 9/11 resulted in numerous studies on ground-based advis-ing missions, but less so on air-advisory efforts, say the contributors. They draw lessons from historical case studies related to the role of technology and infrastructure, the training of advisors and more.''-- "Survival: Global Politics and Strategy"