America's battalion: Marines in the first Gulf war
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1. Verfasser: Lehrack, Otto J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Tuscaloosa, AL University of Alabama Press 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-231) and index
The alert -- India Company leads the way -- Saudi Arabia: the warehouses -- Cement ridge -- The chemical threat -- Holidays -- Al Mishab: working with the Arabs -- The air war starts -- Rockets -- Marines in Khafji -- Cross-training: another step in the relationship -- The first American ground action: the artillery raids -- The alarms go off -- The battle for Khafji -- With the recon teams in the city -- Melissa and friends -- Khafji retaken -- Movement west to attack position -- Moving up to the minefields -- The breach -- Prisoners -- Kuwait International Airport -- Yellow ribbons -- Parting shots -- The years after
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 regiment, Otto Lehrack examines the nature of warfare in the Persian Gulf
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 236 pages)
ISBN:0817380574
9780817380571

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