Showdown in Western Sahara: Air Warfare Over the Last African Colony: Volume 2 - 1975-1991

The Western Sahara conflict reshaped counterinsurgency through prolonged artillery, air power, and strategic fortifications.

The former colony of Spanish Sahara saw frequent outbursts of tribal and ethnic rebellions while ruled by the colonial authorities in the late 19th and through the early 20th Century. Its vastness and distances essentially dictated the application of air power in response. While most of these events attracted next to no attention in English-language media, the large-sc...