When does aerial bombing work? Quantitative empirical tests, 1917-1999

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-173

  Horowitz, Michael ^a   Reiter, Dan ^b  

^a CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035297742     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002701045002001     Document Type: Article

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