Air War over America Sept. 11 Alters Face of Air Defense Mission

The terrorist attacks on 9/11 awakened the world's most powerful military with a start. A new kind of war was beginning. This book describes how out of the terror came Operation Noble Eagle, a full-fledged air defense mission to protect America like never before. As armed jet fighters patrol the nation's cities and missile defense batteries protect the nation's capital, America has become its own theater of war. The book describes the changes in America's air defense mission from the Cold War to the post-Cold War era; America's day of terror on 9/11 and the need for air defense against terrorist who turn airliners into weapons of war; and how the 1st A.F. modernized to defend the skies. Heavy coated stock. Color photos.Filson, Leslie is the author of 'Air War over America Sept. 11 Alters Face of Air Defense Mission', published 0000 under ISBN 9780756739591 and ISBN 0756739594.