tailieunhanh - Disjointed War - Military Operations in Kosovo, 1999

Following the 1999 Kosovo conflict, the Army asked RAND Arroyo Center to prepare an authoritative and detailed account of military operations with a focus on ground operations, especially Task Force Hawk. In response, the Arroyo Center delivered a classified report for use by the Army Staff and others with an interest in the Kosovo conflict. This document is an unclassified version of that report. | Disjointed War Military Operations in Kosovo 1999 Bruce R. Nardulli Walter L. Perry Bruce Pirnie John Gordon IV John G. McGinn Prepared for the United States Army Approved for public release distribution unlimited RAND Arroyo Center The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Army under contract number DASW01-01-C-0003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Disjointed war military operations in Kosovo 1999 Bruce R. Nardulli . et al. . p. cm. Mr-1406. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8330-3096-5 1. Kosovo Serbia History Civil War 1998 Campaigns. 2. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Armed Forces Yugoslavia. I. Nardulli Bruce R. .D57 2002 dc21 2002024817 Cover photos courtesy of . Air Force Link B2 at and NATO Media Library Round table Meeting at . RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND is a registered trademark. RAND s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of its research sponsors. Cover design by Stephen Bloodsworth Copyright 2002 RAND All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from RAND. Published 2002 by RAND 1700 Main Street . Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street Arlington VA 22202-5050 201 North Craig Street Suite 102 Pittsburgh PA 15213 RAND URL http To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information contact Distribution Services Telephone 310 451-7002 Fax 310 451-6915 Email order@ PREFACE Following the 1999 Kosovo conflict the Army asked RAND Arroyo Center to prepare an authoritative and detailed account of military operations with a focus on ground operations especially Task Force Hawk. In response the Arroyo Center delivered a classified report