Two military aviation articles by Mark Bowden

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Found two gems from Bowden, he of Black Hawk Down and Guests of the Ayatollah fame relating to US air power. A lot of it reiterating what many of us know, but wrapped in flowery prose that's pleasingly very well-researched:

 

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?151598-PT1-The-Last-Ace-Mark-Bowden-Atlantic-Monthly

 

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/11/the-kabul-ki-dance/302610/