Format:
Online-Ressource (255 p)
ISBN:
9780817354978
Content:
Oral history by Marines who fought to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein's invading forces. America's Battalion tells the experiences of one unit, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, during Operation Desert Storm-the first Gulf War. Building from interviews with the members of the batallion, Otto Lehrack examines the nature of warfare in the Persian Gulf. The terrain of the Arabian Peninsula and the disposition of the enemy dictated conventional warfare requiring battalion and regimental assaults coordinated at the division level, so interviewees are primarily the office
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Contents; 10. Marines in Khafji; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Alert; 2. India Company Leads the Way; 3. Saudia Arabia: The Warehouses; 4. Cement Ridge; 5. The Chemical Threat; 6. Holidays; 7. Al Mishab: Working with the Arabs; 8. The Air War Starts; 9. Rockets; 11. Cross-Training: Another Step in the Relationship; 12. The First American Ground Action: The Artillery Raids; 13. The Alarms Go Off; 14. The Battle for Khafji; 15. With the Recon Teams in the City; Illustrations follow page 115; 16. Melissa and Friends; 17. Khafji Retaken
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18. Movement West to Attack Position19. Moving up to the Minefields; 20. The Breach; 21. Prisoners; 22. Kuwait International Airport; 23. Yellow Ribbons; 24. Parting Shots; 25. The Years After; Glossary; Notes; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780817380571
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780817314521
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe America's Battalion : Marines in the First Gulf War
Language:
English
Keywords:
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