The Cauldron

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In March 2011, Nato launched a hitherto entirely unthinkable mission: to protect civilians against Libya's ferocious regime, solely from the air. Nato had never operated in North Africa, nor without troops on the ground; it also had never had to move as quickly as it did that spring. It took seven months, 25,000 air sorties, 7,000 combat strike mission, 3,100 maritime hailings and nearly 400 boardings for Tripoli to fall.
This book tells for the first time the whole story of this international drama, spanning the hallways of the United Nations in New York, Nato headquarters in Brussels and, crucially, the two operational epicentres: the Libyan battlefield, and joint force command Naples, which was in charge of the mission.