The mother of all battles: Saddam Hussein's strategic plan for the Persian Gulf War ; [official U.S. Joint Forces Command report]
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| Online-Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XXIV, 352 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9781591149422 |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Figures and Tables
..................................................................................ix
Foreword
.........................................................................................................xi
Preface
..........................................................................................................xiii
A Note on Sources
.........................................................................................xv
Notes
................................................................................................xvii
Introduction
.................................................................................................xix
Purposes of This Study
.........................................................................xxi
Notes
...............................................................................................xxiv
Chapter I. An Overview of the GulfWar from die U.S. Perspective
.................1
The Diplomatic Background
..................................................................1
The Air War
............................................................................................3
TheGroundWar
....................................................................................5
Notes
..................................................................................................
U
Chapter II. The Victory at al-Khafji
...........................................................14
Notes
..................................................................................................27
Chapter III. The Beginning: Saddam s Narrative
............................................31
A Long View
........................................................................................31
The Iran-Iraq War as Precursor
.............................................................36
The Coming War of the Elephant
.........................................................40
Notes
..................................................................................................43
Chapter IV. Saddam s Strategic Calculations
..................................................47
Kuwait
..................................................................................................47
Notes
..................................................................................................57
Chapter V. Restoring the Branch to the Tree
................................................60
Planning an Invasion
.............................................................................60
vi
Contents
Yum al-Nida Pay of the Great Call)—The Invasion
.............................73
The Republican Guard s Blitzkrieg
.......................................................81
Notes
....................... ...........................................................................88
Chapter VI. Occupation and Consolidation
..................................................93
A New Historical Juncture
....................................................................93
Extending Ba ath Control
.....................................................................96
Reaction and Iraqi Counteraction
.......................................................103
The Americans
...................................................................................114
Notes
................................................................................................118
Chapter
VII.
The Iraqi Plan for the Defense of Kuwait
...............................124
Assessing the Coalition Threat
.............................................................126
Preparing a Naval Defense
..................................................................134
Notes
................................................................................................163
Chapter
VIII.
UmAl
-Ма агік
(The Mother of All Battles)
..........................172
The End-of-the-Epic Duel
.................................................................227
Notes
................................................................................................250
Chapter IX. Iraqi Lessons Learned
...............................................................262
Selected Iraqi Military Lessons
............................................................268
Notes
................................................................................................293
Chapter X. Saddam s Strategic Lessons of the War
........................................299
Saddam s Analysis of His Adversary .
.....................................................304
Notes
................................................................................................305
Epilogue: Insights from the Iraqi Perspective
...............................................307
Notes
................................................................................................309
Appendix A-.Timeline
...................................................................................311
Appendix B: Key Personalities
.......................................................................319
Acronyms and Abbreviations
.........................................................................323
Contents
vii
References
....................................................................................................325
Books, Periodicals, Reports, Web sites
..................................................325
U.S. Government Publications
.............................................................331
Harmony Media Files
.........................................................................332
Harmony Document Folders
..............................................................336
Index
............................................................................................................345
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| adam_txt |
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
.ix
Foreword
.xi
Preface
.xiii
A Note on Sources
.xv
Notes
.xvii
Introduction
.xix
Purposes of This Study
.xxi
Notes
.xxiv
Chapter I. An Overview of the GulfWar from die U.S. Perspective
.1
The Diplomatic Background
.1
The Air War
.3
TheGroundWar
.5
Notes
.
U
Chapter II. The "Victory" at al-Khafji
.14
Notes
.27
Chapter III. The Beginning: Saddam's Narrative
.31
A Long View
.31
The Iran-Iraq War as Precursor
.36
The Coming War of the Elephant
.40
Notes
.43
Chapter IV. Saddam's Strategic Calculations
.47
Kuwait
.47
Notes
.57
Chapter V. Restoring the Branch to the Tree
.60
Planning an Invasion
.60
vi
Contents
Yum al-Nida Pay of the Great Call)—The Invasion
.73
The Republican Guard's Blitzkrieg
.81
Notes
.'.88
Chapter VI. Occupation and Consolidation
.93
A New Historical Juncture
.93
Extending Ba'ath Control
.96
Reaction and Iraqi Counteraction
.103
The Americans
.114
Notes
.118
Chapter
VII.
The Iraqi Plan for the Defense of Kuwait
.124
Assessing the Coalition Threat
.126
Preparing a Naval Defense
.134
Notes
.163
Chapter
VIII.
UmAl
-Ма'агік
(The Mother of All Battles)
.172
The End-of-the-Epic Duel
.227
Notes
.250
Chapter IX. Iraqi Lessons Learned
.262
Selected Iraqi Military Lessons
.268
Notes
.293
Chapter X. Saddam's Strategic Lessons of the War
.299
Saddam's Analysis of His Adversary'.
.304
Notes
.305
Epilogue: Insights from the Iraqi Perspective
.307
Notes
.309
Appendix A-.Timeline
.311
Appendix B: Key Personalities
.319
Acronyms and Abbreviations
.323
Contents
vii
References
.325
Books, Periodicals, Reports, Web sites
.325
U.S. Government Publications
.331
Harmony Media Files
.332
Harmony Document Folders
.336
Index
.345 |
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