Showdown in Western Sahara: Air Warfare Over the Last African Colony: Volume 1 - 1945-1975

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Tom Cooper Albert Grandolini

Showdown in Western Sahara

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Air Warfare Over the Last African Colony: Volume 1 - 1945-1975

Tom Cooper, Albert Grandolini

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Helion & Company
01 February 2019

History; African history; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Military history: post WW2 conflicts; Air forces & warfare

Series: Africa@War

he former colony of Spanish Sahara saw frequent outbursts of tribal and ethnic rebellions already while ruled by colonial authorities, in the late 19th and through early 20th Century. Its vastness and distances de-facto dictated the application of air power in response. While most of these attracted next to no attention in English-language media, at least the large-scale operations of the Spanish colonial authorities of the late 1950s became notable for the final combat deployment of the famous Messerschmitt Bf.109.

Narby, their common history as former French colonies resulted in a short war between Algeria and Morocco, which in turn prompted an arms race that lasted well into the 1980s.

Following much more action than was ever reported in the media, and amid growing resistance from natives and increasing international pressure, Spain withdrew from Spanish Sahara in 1975, indirectly opening a new chapter of this part of the world, which is going to be covered in Volume 2.

Warfare in Western Sahara has in many ways become exemplary for modern-day counter-insurgency efforts in Africa and elsewhere. This is so in regards of this conflict being mis-declared as a part of some larger, external conflict like the Cold War in regards of the concept of an insurgency applying motorized forces to deliver often spectacular 'hit-and-run' attacks; and in regards of a conventional military reacting with a combination of earth berms and air power.

Illustrated by over 100 photographs, dozen of maps and 15 colour profiles, Showdown in Western Sahara, Volume 1 offers a fascinating study of the military aspects of this conflict, warfare strategies, tactics and experiences with different weapons systems.

AUTHORS: Tom Cooper is an Austrian aerial warfare analyst and historian.

Military historian and aviation-journalist, Albert Grandolini, was born in France and gained an MA in history from Paris I Sorbonne University.

110 photos, 10 maps, 12 colour profiles

By: Tom Cooper, Albert Grandolini
Imprint: Helion & Company
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 298mm, Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9781912390359
ISBN 10: 1912390353
Series: Africa@War
Pages: 72
Publication Date: 01 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Tom Cooper is an Austrian aerial warfare analyst and historian. Following a career in worldwide transportation business - during which he established a network of contacts in the Middle East and Africa - he moved into narrow-focus analysis and writing on small, little-known air forces and conflicts, about which he has collected extensive archives. This has resulted in specialisation in such Middle Eastern air forces as of those of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, plus various African and Asian air forces. Except for authoring and co-authoring more than 30 books - including about a dozen of titles for Helion's @War series - and over 1000 articles, Cooper is a regular correspondent for multiple defence-related publications. Military historian and aviation-journalist, Albert Grandolini, was born in France and gained an MA in history from Paris I Sorbonne University. His primary research focus is on contemporary conflicts in general and particularly on the military history of Asia. Having spent his childhood in South Vietnam, the Vietnam War has been one of his main fields of research. He is the author of the books The Fall of the Flying Dragon, South Vietnamese Air Force (1973-1975) with Harpia Publishing and Armor of the Vietnam War: the Asian Forces , Concord Publishing. He is also co-author of the two volumes on Libyan Air Wars with Helion in the Africa@War Series. He had also written numerous articles for various British, French and German magazines, such as Air Enthusiast , Flieger Revue Extra , Fana de l'aviation , Tank Zone and Batailles et Blindes . He has regularly contributed to the Air Combat Information Group (ACIG) and the Au Dela de la Colline military history French Website.

Reviews for Showdown in Western Sahara: Air Warfare Over the Last African Colony: Volume 1 - 1945-1975

“Lots of fascinating facts color commentary. What happened to four ex-Iraqi Hawker Sea Furies in Moroccan service? What Egyptian notable was ""taken prisoner"" during brief, bitter fighting between Morocco and Algeria? And what Caribbean nation rushed weapons to Algeria's aid? You'll find answers here. Aircraft naturally take center stage. ""Messerschmitts"" and MiGs. Texans and T-28s. Flamants and Freedom Fighters. And much, much more.” * Cybermodeler * ""This is a very nicely illustrated coffee-table sized monograph filled with an abundance of photographs that should appeal especially to aircraft buffs."" * Air Power History *